Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the British are ‘significantly fatter than most,’ when compared to other European countries, and that obesity is hugely costly for the NHS
Johnson, who said at the start of the year that he needed to lose weight, was hospitalised in April with coronavirus and treated in intensive care with oxygen. He later said doctors in the National Health Service had saved his life.
“I have taken a very libertarian stance on obesity but actually when you look at the numbers, when you look at the pressure on the NHS, compare, I’m afraid this wonderful country of ours to other European countries, we are significantly fatter than most others, apart from the Maltese for some reason. It is an issue.”
Johnson, who in his youth was slender, has ditched takeaways since his illness and even told meetings that “it’s all right for you thinnies” when discussing the novel coronavirus, British media reported. Asked if he was now an interventionist who would support a sugar tax, Johnson did not give a direct answer.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
The British are fatter than the rest of Europe, says PM JohnsonThe British are far fatter than any other nation in Europe bar the Maltese so there needs to be a debate about how to tackle soaring rates of obesity which cost the country dearly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Asked about how ill he had been in an interview with Times Radio, Johnson
Lire la suite »
Britons are fatter than most in the rest of Europe, says PM JohnsonBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday Britons were significantly fatter than people in most of the rest of Europe, admitting he had lost weight after contracting the novel coronavirus.
Lire la suite »
British PM Johnson: we need an interventionist approach to economyBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that the government should take an activist and interventionist approach to the economy.
Lire la suite »
Coronavirus has been 'a disaster' for the UK, PM Johnson saysPrime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus crisis had been a disaster for the United Kingdom and while the government would look at what went wrong it was not the right time to have an inquiry into missteps.
Lire la suite »
UK PM Johnson to oust top civil servant in Whitehall revolution: TelegraphUK's most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill will announce his departure as early as this week under Boris Johnson's plans for a Whitehall revolution, the Telegraph reported on Saturday.
Lire la suite »
'Get Britain moving again', PM Johnson to unveil new infrastructure planPrime Minister Boris Johnson will launch a plan this week to get Britain 'moving again' after the coronavirus lockdown, when the government will set out measures to boost infrastructure construction, interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday.
Lire la suite »