Bigger Waistline? How Does It Matter?

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oi-Staff

Friday, October 9, 2009, 14:52

A new survey has revealed that most Brits are blind to the fact that the pounds they are piling on are putting them at risk of having health problems.

According to a report released on August 23, a huge number of Brits are suffering from 'fat blindness', and do not seem to notice how big they have become, reports the Daily Express.

The survey, indeed, proves that most Brits are too ignorant to the fact that fats, which accumulate in the body, can actually put them at risk. Figures from WeightWatchers show that many are reaching the point of obesity after failing to trim their waistline on time.

In Body Mass Index terms, the reading of the average new member has increased from 29.2 to 32. The average start weight, according to reports, has risen from 12.3stone in 1989 to 13.7stone today. This means that the average newcomer to the club, there were 850,000 in the UK last year, is already obese by the time they join.

A quarter of Britons are classed as obese, which means they have a BMI of 30 to 34.9. A decade ago only 11 per cent fell into this category.

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