Britons most obese in Europe

So it seems that the UK's special relationship with the USA extends to diet and waistlines. We chatted abount this in the staffroom today:

Women living in the West Midlands were the most likely to be obese, while those living in London, the south-east and south-west were the least likely. For men, the greatest prevalence of obesity was in the Yorkshire and Humber region, while the least was in London.

Prompting some wag to suggest that dieting is likely to be replaced with moving to 'slimmer' regions ...!
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