STATUS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN ENGLAND PART 2

states that the failure to address the problems caused by the obesity epidemic will result in a greater burden on the welfare of the nation (Fenton, 2017; PHE, 2017). Fenton (2017) further explains that £6.1 billion has been spent on treatment of illnesses caused by over-weight and obesity in 2014 to 2015. Fenton (2017) further discloses that obesity has an integrated impact on the economic development via reducing the healthy workforce of the entire populace. Hence, PHE discloses that the overall cost of tackling obesity in the nation is £27 billion (Fenton, 2017; PHE, 2017). PHE further discloses the reason for such enormous expenses on tackling obesity and labelled that the entire populace is living in an environment that is obesogenic, because the society consumes excess food with too much calories, however, physical activities are reduced which in turn affects the health of the entire populace by accumulating excess fat to the body (Fenton, 2017; PHE, 2017). Furthermore, PHE estimated in 2014 the enormous fast food and takeaway outlets to be (50,000), nevertheless, there are said to be more fast food outlet in deprived areas than in wealthy areas (Fenton, 2017; PHE, 2017). In order to enhance good health in the community, PHE advises the following changes to the process of fast food which are;

Reduction of portion size,

The fats content of the food must be reduced as well as the frying practices,