Great Britain leads among the European countries according to the number of adult, which suffer from obesity. About this the data, given by the British Government and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development testify (OECD - ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT).
In Great Britain 23% of adult they suffer from this illness, while in Switzerland this index composes 7,7%, while in Italy - 8,5%.
By world-wide leader they are considered THE USA - there, according to some data, obesity is noted in each third adult.
Furthermore, in England remains the break between the north and the south in the region of public health and quality of life. In people, which live in the northern regions of England, the cases of obesity and death from the smoking more frequently are noted; furthermore, in them is shorter lifetime: here they live for one yr less in comparison with the "southerners" of woman, and men - for two years.
Separately differed Boston city in the county Of linkol'nshir - he leads in the number of cases of obesity. In the report it is at the same time noted that here threw to smoke since 1998 of approximately 1,2 million people.
According to the data of the Ministry of Public Health of Great Britain, if we undertake no measures for fight with the unhealthy means of life, then already to 2010 in England there will be about 13 million people, who suffer from obesity.
In the interview the BBC the prime minister of Great Britain Tony Blair stated that the government must take upon itself the concern about the health of nation.
"certainly, it is difficult to find division between forced measures and desire to report to the people important information about the fact that they can make in order to improve its health and health, said Tony Blair. - but if this campaign actually something changes to the best, then this is simply our responsibility - to report necessary facts to the people ".
Government considers that to report information about the healthy means of life must first of all the supermarkets and schools.
However, the representative of charitable institution Weight Concern Ien Campbell assumes that the problem of obesity not to solve via the assignment of information to the people: "the roots of this problem lie much more deeply. Therefore it is necessary also to attain the adoption of other measures - in particular, the limitation of the advertising campaign of unhealthy food, and also creation of conditions so that the people could more drive on the bicycle and walk on foot ".
The minister of public health of shady office, the member of the Conservative Party of Andrews Lansli noted that the laborists, after arriving at the authority in 1997, forewent the provided by government tory of measures for fight with obesity.
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