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Obese Britons live on breadline

(The Scotsman 02/11/2009)

VICTIMS of obesity are suffering from financial as well as health problems. According to research released today to mark the first day of National Obesity Week, overweight Britons are struggling to earn above the national average income. Just half of the obese people in Britain (46 per cent ) bring in a personal income of more than £20,000, with the majority living on between £10,000 and £15,000 each year. This is half the amount of normal and overweight people, for whom the most common income is £20-30,000 annually.