Glad to see the Government is to consider introducing a 'fat tax,' in a bid to combat rising obesity and soaring healthcare costs here in the UK.

Only this week, Denmark introduced a tax on foods that contain more than 2.3 per cent saturated fat including meats, cheese, butter, edible oils, margarine and other spreads, and processed foods.

The Danish government hope to reduce saturated fat consumption by up to 10 per cent, as well as cutting healthcare costs.

Do we have a problem with the growing level of obesity? Yes. Look at America how bad things have got there.

The UK now has the highest obesity rates in Europe, with nearly 25 per cent of the adult population obese, according to EU figures. This is more than twice the rate in Denmark, which has one of the lowest obesity rates in Europe (11.4%). Average EU obesity rates are running at 15 per cent.

An estimated £4.2 billion is spent by the NHS each year treating obesity and obesity-related illnesses including some cancers, diabetes, strokes and heart disease.

The figure is expected to rise to £6.4 billion by 2015, according to the Department of Health.

I am pleased to see this finally being addressed. We all know them, there was an old tiger in the garden centre here last Saturday, I watched as her fat ass took out a shelf of plastic pots and she was totally unaware she did it, one crack of a hip and the lot was down. No doubt another one of those that can't work due to her weight. She needed her fat ass put in a bacon slicer.