Obesity

This really is ground breaking news.

The obese are being treated as if they have a medical problem when often they simply eat too much and exercise too little, a leading doctor has said.

Okay, it's stating the obvious but there's an important point that he's making too-

Doctors are being expected to dish out pills and carry out surgical interventions that have "limited benefits", according to Dr Meldrum, a GP practising in Yorkshire.

He added: "We are tending to say, 'This patient has a hyper-appetite problem' rather than maybe they are eating too much.

I guess the problem is that having the discipline to eat less and exercise more is a lot harder than going to the doctor and asking them for help.