Obesity 'equal to terror threat'

Right concept, wrong execution.

"The threat to Britain and the NHS from rising obesity is as grave as that posed by terrorism, a top expert says.

Durham University public health expert Professor David Hunter, who also acts as a government adviser, said ministers should be taking "bold action" now.

He said this could include compelling manufacturers to improve the salt, fat and sugar content of their products."

No way this will be the solution since it does not control Calories in vs. Calories out.

"He said it was possible that the disease it caused could overwhelm the NHS, with some predicting a doubling of the number of people with type II diabetes by 2025."

The solution is to stop paying for diseases of choice that result from the choice of eating too many Calories, i.e., caloric irresponsibility.

"'The threat to our future health is just as significant as the current security threat.'

While many disease prevention initiatives were having some impact, he said, this was on a 'piddling' scale.

He said that current work between the Food Standards Agency and food manufacturers and suppliers could go further.

'Lots of the initiatives are under a voluntary agreement - but it has just come to the point where things like these are simply not working.'

He said that bigger warning labels, changes in the taxation of 'unhealthy' foods, and even the use of compulsory regulations to force manufacturers to cut levels of salt, sugar and fat in their foods could be employed."

Once you get to the "unhealthy" foods argument, your position is a sure loser and doomed to fail.

Too bad this guy blew it.

Instead of only a stiff upper lip, the upper one should be sewn shut to the lower one.