A 20th Century problem

The Rich world but increasingly developing countries

The newly prosperous

The number of people becoming obese annually is 1% per annum in the last 20 years

The number of people overweight in  the UK and USA approaches 50% while 20-30% are obese

Every organ system is stressed by obesity and disease rates are higher across all pathologies

The fat die before their time-perhaps a 1% increase in death rate for a 1% increase in BMI over 28

A multibillion dollar industry-psychology….medication…surgery

Culture and fashion driven and the problems of the “Obesogenic” environment of 20th century humans

At least 5% of the GNP