For the first time in history, the world's total of overweight people equals the total of those who are underfed. Up to 1.2bn people eat more than they need, and as many go hungry each day.' (The Guardian, March 2000).
It is estimated that more than half the British population and two thirds of the American population are overweight or obese. The past twenty years has also seen a dramatic increase in childhood obesity with twice as many American children and three times as many adolescents being overweight now compared with 1980. Obesity is the second leading killer of Americans, beaten only by cigarette smoking. What is the reason for such a dramatic increase in this epidemic?
Consider one of the most severe cases of obesity in Britain, that of Barry Austin. Barry was obsessed with eating, saying that food was his god and he worshipped it. He weighed 318kg at the age of 29 and clearly consumed more food than his body required or was able to burn. Typically, for breakfast......
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