Child obesity 'doubles in decade'
Overweight people
Obesity costs the NHS £1bn a year
Childhood obesity in England has doubled in 10 years, figures show.

One in four children is obese, the Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 2,000 children found.

From 1995 to 2004, obesity among boys aged 11-15 rose from 14% to 24% and girls from 15% to 26%. The rate rose slightly in the two to 10 age group.

Campaigners said England was facing a "health timebomb", and ministers said more had to be done to hit the target to halt the child obesity rise by 2010.

And all the bloody government does is attack smokers. Wouldn't do if we attacked the fat arse brigade.