How do you solve a problem like obesity?
Fat people. They’re everywhere. Especially in schools. In fact, if Jamie Oliver is to be believed, you’re lucky if you have a kid and he’s not obese. But whether that’s true or not (it’s not) is a story for another day. Thanks to Coronavirus this is a bigger problem than ever. The obese are at a far greater risk than the non-obese, hence Boris Johnson highlighted the importance of fighting obesity to combat coronavirus deaths. But what can be done to help? Too many people, in this increasingly Statist country we live in, are rushing to ask this question: how best can the state wield its powers to make fat people healthier? Well, one tried and tested way to motivate people to act a certain way is to provide them with role models. Footballers are encouraged to behave well publicly because it is well known that boys look up to them as heroes and copy what they do- both on and off the pitch. Perhaps there could be adverts with healthy looking models who could become aspirational targe...