Obesity 'spiralling out of control'
Wales is getting fatter. Experts say obesity levels are reaching epidemic proportions and the seriously overweight are being denied life-changing surgery.
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Experts say NHS Wales can't cope with obesity timebomb
Wales has one of the fattest populations in the world. Experts say a chronic lack of health funding means the problem can only get worse.
Experts reveal the extent of obesity crisis in Wales
Almost one in four adults in Wales are clinically obese and it's estimated the problem costs the NHS about £73m a year. A leading doctor has told ITV Cymru Wales the health profession has, up until now, been ineffective in tackling the problem.
And you can see more on that story on Wales This Week, tonight at 8pm on ITV Cymru Wales.
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Wales can't cope with obesity crisis
by Catherine Peel
Wales has one of the fattest populations in the world. Experts say a chronic lack of health funding means the problem can only get worse.
Read the full storySeriously overweight being denied life-changing surgery
by Catherine PeelOver half the population in Wales are now overweight and almost one in four adults are clinically obese.
Two leading experts are claiming that the NHS in Wales simply can’t cope. They say obese people here have to be much fatter than those in England before they qualify for life-changing surgery.
Full story: Wales This Week The Obesity Timebomb Monday at 8pm on ITV Cymru Wales