GBP6.3 billion bill by 2015 shows Britain is fast becoming the 'obesity capital of the world'

"Responding to the figures from the UK Department of Health that obesity could cost NHS GBP6.3bn by 2015, council leaders have warned that social services will increasingly have to step in to deal with cases where the welfare of dangerously overweight children is put at risk. The Local Government Association, which represents over 400 councils in England and Wales, is calling for a national debate about the extent to which dangerous childhood obesity could be considered as a factor contributing to parental neglect"