Clinical director of the United Kingdom's National Obesity Forum Prof David Haslam speaks in Dunedin on Saturday. Photo: Linda RobertsonA leading anti-obesity campaigner was ''amazed'' to discover the scale of New Zealand's obesity epidemic. As a GP himself, he shared ''strategies from the fat-fighting front'' which could help other doctors make a difference in the war against obesity. He admitted being ''amazed'' at the extent of New Zealand's obesity after reading in The Guardian New Zealand was the third-fattest country in the world. His answers for how doctors could help obese patients were simple and centred on talking to patients about their problems and ''getting a foot in the door''.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 30, 2017 18:11 UTC