6 things you didn’t know about… BODY FAT

Fat gets a bad rap, but with 61% of women in the UK now overweight or obese, how much we carry is worth considering. ‘Excess body fat makes us vulnerable to preventable diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and kidney failure,’ says GP and obesity expert Dr Ian Campbell. ‘It also causes mobility problems, back, hip and knee pain, sleep apnoea, and significantly increases the risk of some forms of cancer. On average, an obese adult will die nine years too