UK: Obesity rate leaps in UK - figures
By Michelle Russell | 6 July 2010
The proportion of the adult population in the UK classified as obese has soared, according to a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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The proportion of the adult population in the UK classified as obese has soared, according to a report by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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