Thanks for your interesting post Doc Alan. I believe that providing more education about the affects of over-eating and what can be done to prevent/ control obesity is key. People do have a choice about their life style but many just don't understand the harm that they are doing to themselves until it's too late, or they have already developed bad habits that are hard to break. Others just don't care.

There should be more collaboration with the food industry and supermarkets who greatly influence eating and shopping habits but people must also be encouraged to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing. In my opinion, providing pro-active education at an easily understandable level to the right audience is paramount and should be started at an early age but it shouldn't stop there and should continue, also involving adequate exercise ............