British women under 20 'most overweight in Europe'
More girls under 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in western Europe, alarming new research has shown.
Obesity spreading fast in Australia 'because of lifestyle'
Obesity is spreading across Australia because of a sedentary lifestyle, cheap fast food, and a stronger focus on academics at school, an Australian broadcaster told Good Morning Britain.
Jono Coleman said despite Australia's reputation as a health conscious, sporty nation, obesity rates were climbing faster than anywhere else in the world because "all those things that effect the UK and America" were now happening there.
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