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==== Britain has been called the "fat man of Europe" ====
 
==== Britain has been called the "fat man of Europe" ====
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines biology as "a branch of knowledge that deals with organisms and vital processes."<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biology</ref> Two of the most basic vital processes relating to biology are breathing and eating.
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It is readily conceded that the British have figured out how to breathe, but how intelligent and wise are they on the eating front?
    
Professor Terence Stephenson in Measuring Up, a report on the nation's obesity crisis by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) called Britain "the fat man of Europe".<ref>[http://fsd.barnsley.gov.uk/kb5/barnsley/fisd/advice.page?id=7C5K4ztf64o Britain: 'the fat man of Europe']</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9876557/Obesity-crisis-risks-making-Britain-fat-man-of-Europe-warns-report.htmlmObesity crisis risks making Britain 'fat man of Europe', warns report], The Telegraph, 18 Feb 2013</ref><ref>[ https://web.archive.org/web/20140321165709/http://www.aomrc.org.uk/general-news/doctors-unite-to-deliver-prescription-for-uk-obesity-epidemic.html Measuring up: Doctors Unite to deliver 'prescription' for UK Obesity epidemic], Academy of Medical Royal Colleges</ref>
 
Professor Terence Stephenson in Measuring Up, a report on the nation's obesity crisis by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) called Britain "the fat man of Europe".<ref>[http://fsd.barnsley.gov.uk/kb5/barnsley/fisd/advice.page?id=7C5K4ztf64o Britain: 'the fat man of Europe']</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/9876557/Obesity-crisis-risks-making-Britain-fat-man-of-Europe-warns-report.htmlmObesity crisis risks making Britain 'fat man of Europe', warns report], The Telegraph, 18 Feb 2013</ref><ref>[ https://web.archive.org/web/20140321165709/http://www.aomrc.org.uk/general-news/doctors-unite-to-deliver-prescription-for-uk-obesity-epidemic.html Measuring up: Doctors Unite to deliver 'prescription' for UK Obesity epidemic], Academy of Medical Royal Colleges</ref>
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