{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a9feaddf9c5c14b7e34ba44/6accc6d450509dd10d9a6d35?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Did We Get Here? The Rise of Obesity in the UK","description":"<p><strong>Show notes</strong></p><p>In 1950, fewer than 1% of the UK population were obese. Today it’s more than 30%. So what changed?</p><p>In this episode we’re joined by Professor John Deanfield CBE, Professor of Cardiology at University College London. He is one of the world’s leading cardiometabolic specialists, a steering committee member for the landmark SELECT trial, the UK government’s first champion for personalised prevention, and a trustee of Our Future Health.</p><p>This is the first in a series of conversations. Here we look at how obesity became the biggest driver of ill health in the population, and why it’s a medical issue, not a cosmetic one or a failure of willpower.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>What BMI measures, and where “overweight” ends and “obese” begins</li><li>Why the UK and US have done worse than countries like France and Japan</li><li>How changes in food, work, cities and lifestyle have driven a population-wide shift</li><li>The health cost: diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, cancer and dementia, and how obesity lowers the chance of reaching 70</li><li>Childhood obesity, “the elephant in the room”, and the WHO prediction that half of children born today will be overweight or obese adults</li><li>Why Jamie Oliver’s school meals campaign showed there’s no single fix</li><li>“Investing in your arteries”: why prevention works like saving for retirement</li><li>Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, and how it builds on UK Biobank</li><li>The future of the NHS, social care and living longer in good health</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Key takeaway:</strong> Managing your weight is about more than how you look. It shapes how well you live and how long you live. It’s an investment in your long-term health.</p><p><strong>Find out more:</strong> ourfuturehealth.org.uk</p><p><br></p><ul><li>0:00 Introduction</li><li>2:20 Welcome, and Professor Deanfield&#39;s work</li><li>4:57 How did we get here?</li><li>5:47 How big is the problem?</li><li>6:38 What is obesity?</li><li>7:55 What has changed since 1950</li><li>9:47 Why some countries have done better</li><li>12:53 Why it matters for our health</li><li>16:31 Childhood obesity</li><li>18:56 Protecting the next generation</li><li>20:26 Raising awareness</li><li>21:33 Investing in our arteries</li><li>25:38 Our Future Health</li><li>29:15 The role of the NHS</li><li>32:35 Longevity: living well, not just longer</li><li>36:21 Take-home message</li></ul>","author_name":"Udokk"}