PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY: The latest figures from the Health Survey for England found that 25.9 per cent of adults are obese and a further 37.9 per cent are overweight but not obese.
More than a quarter of middle-aged women in the UK are 'fit but fat' and should still lose weight, researchers say businesstelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from businesstelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Academics said there are regional differences over levels of metabolically healthy obesity , which could be down to different diets or other lifestyle factors as well as ethnic and genetic differences.