Looking through a clothing catalogue recently I was amazed at how much larger some dress sizes go. Is it now considered normal for dress sizes to go up to a size 32? If so is that not encouraging people to remain unhealthy?

If there were a lower cut off point, people might have to think about how difficult it might get for them to buy clothing that fits, which in itself might encourage them to lose weight!

The other thing I can't understand is how much they must eat to get that big, and how much they eat to maintain that amount of weight.

I have serious mobility issues and am overweight, but there is no way that I could consume huge amounts of food. It would make me ill!

Are they spending their wages or benefits on large amounts of junk food without doing any exercise? Because as a person who genuinely can't get around through arthritis I can't understand it!

I know how much I eat each day, because I count my calories. So when I see people walking around who are twice my size it makes me wonder how much junk food they must consume each day in order to maintain that level of obesity.

People who are obese might not show signs of ill health straight away, but it will catch up with them in the end.