Imagine a European metropolis the scale of Prague (inhabitants 1.2 million) being wiped off the map on an annual foundation. And never by struggle or pure catastrophe however moderately a tsunami of home-delivered pizza, burgers and hen wings. In line with new World Well being Organisation figures, 1.2 million lives are being misplaced to weight problems in Europe yearly.
Extra alarmingly, the UK will prime the league desk for extra deaths inside a decade, the report warns, due to the “takeaway tradition” pushed by supply apps corresponding to Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Simply Eat. By 2033 the WHO predicts 37 per cent of UK adults will likely be overweight, (it’s 27.8 per cent now).
Paradoxically, a lot of our most egregious takeaway habits have been fashioned whereas staying at residence
