Obesity levels in the South treble in 30 years
It's a ticking timebomb - obesity levels in the UK have more than trebled in the last 30 years and, on current estimates, more than half the population could be obese within the next 30 years.
Teen sheds half body weight after doctor's stark warning
It's a ticking time bomb. Obesity levels in the UK have more than trebled in the last 30 years and, on current estimates, more than half the population could be obese within the next 30 years.
As part of our strand on obesity, today we're speaking to a teenage boy who weighed 28 stone. Our social affairs correspondent Christine Alsford reports on the struggles he faced.
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