More than half of UK adults overweight

The average Briton weighs 7.7 kg more than 15 years ago. These are the data of research scientists from Oxford University, presented today. More than half of UK adults are now classified as "obese or overweight, experts say.

This is explained by the fact that despite continuing bias on the part of the British food and drink, they began to eat more, and do physical exercises - less. Because of the low fiznagruzki absorbed the extra calories, which is why weight gain of men was at 4.7 kg, which is expected to cater for increased food intake, and all 7.7.

The British Heart Foundation, which sponsored this research project, noted that this situation is evidence of "a ticking time bomb for the health of men, which may cause increased risk of developing diabetes, heart disease. British women over the period since 1986, began to weigh on average 5.4 kg more.