Obesity causes 9,000 premature deaths in England every year
and reduces life expectancy by an average of nine years.
It's also linked to serious health problems and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes,
heart disease and cancers of the breast, colon and prostate.
Most people who are overweight can blame their excess weight
on eating more calories than they burn.
That means there are two main options if you want to lose weight:
eat less or do more physical activity.
The best way to lose weight is a combination of the two.
and reduces life expectancy by an average of nine years.
It's also linked to serious health problems and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes,
heart disease and cancers of the breast, colon and prostate.
Most people who are overweight can blame their excess weight
on eating more calories than they burn.
That means there are two main options if you want to lose weight:
eat less or do more physical activity.
The best way to lose weight is a combination of the two.