Calls for cookery lessons to fight childhood obesity

The UK now has the highest rate of obesity in Europe, with one in three children overweight or obese by the age of nine.

If these lifestyles don't change, the UK will have an adult population suffering with diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure, giving an already cash-strapped NHS a £10 billion a year medical bill.

We need to act now but we will not win this fight alone. Parents, schools, healthcare professionals and the Government must take a united approach in order to combat this obesity crisis.