article_snippet: All meals should be served with vegetables, snacking should be socially unacceptable and a fizzy drinks tax must be introduced if the obesity epidemic is to be tackled, an expert said today.
article_snippet: Government anti-obesity adviser said Government anti-obesity adviser wants food policy to be subjected to the same tough regulations as the tobacco industry.
article_snippet: Poor diet is a leading cause of premature death in the UK, accounting for 12.5 per cent of the total burden of disease, primarily due to cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
article_snippet: Two thirds of adults are overweight or obese as a result of overeating.
article_snippet: In total obesity is linked to around 20 per cent of all ill health in the country, with 33,000 avoidable, early deaths a year, as a result.
article_snippet: But to tackle the complex issues which have resulted in the rising tide of obesity in the UK, tougher measures are needed.
article_snippet: Weight loss expert Steve Miller said: 'As a weight loss specialist I advocate shock tactics including strong restaurant warning signs that read "if you are fat, think before ordering". '
article_snippet: Passengers on a plane should also pay for two seats if Passengers on a plane are too fat, and irresponsible parents feeding Passengers on a plane fat kids junk should be prosecuted. '
article_snippet: In addition assistants in fast food chains should refuse to serve dangerously fat customers. '
article_snippet: Professor Jebb is one of the key anti-obesity advisers to the Government .
article_snippet: Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, told MailOnline while MailOnline welcomes Professor Jebb's ideas Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum would take at least 20 years to implement. '
article_snippet: Mexico is one of the heaviest in the Americas, with around 30 per cent of the population classed as being obese.