NHS pays obese men £400 to lose weight
And a report on their slimming programme adds: “The adult population living with overweight in England is 25.6 million, of whichBut Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said: “The NHS use the phrase ‘living with overweight’ as a politically correct way of appeasing patients.“It is a mistaken attempt to ease their fear of being labelled fat. The expression completely fudges the difference between BMI 26 and any size above.
Christopher Snowdon, of the Institute for Economic Affairs, added: “These clumsy terms are portrayed as being more sensitive and politically correct. “Their real purpose is to portray overweight and obese people as passive victims of something they can’t do anything about. It is not helpful.” BMI threshold for obesity should LOWERED to 27 - as experts warn millions at risk of silent killers are 'missed'
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