How can business tackle double burden of obesity and undernutrition? - live chat

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Obesity is "an exploding nightmare" according to a recent World Health Organisation report, and it's swiftly rising up the political agenda.

Associated with health complications including type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, strokes and cancer, it's estimated that 600 million people globally are obese. In the UK, it's predicted that obese will be the most common body type in less than twenty years. Already, it costs the NHS 6bn a year.