British teenage girls are fattest in Western Europe
British teenage girls are the fattest in Western Europe according to a major new study. It's found that a quarter of adults in this country are now obese.
New figures show the scale of obesity across the world, more than two billion of us are now classed as either overweight or obese - and that number is rising at an alarming rate. Here in the UK teenage girls are now the fattest in Europe.
Nick Dixon was live New York, where there are more obese adults than anywhere else in the world.
28% increase in adult obesity worldwide
47% increase of children
Two thirds of Americans are overweight
One out of three Americans are obese
We also spoke to joined by broadcaster and comedian Jono Coleman live from Australia, where surprisingly, obesity rates are climbing faster than anywhere in the world.