Obesity and health is not one-size-fits-all – and solutions like calorie shaming do NOT work!

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New obesity figures have just been released – and we think they highlight that weight and health is a complex issue, and not the one-size-fits-all ideal it’s sometimes made out to be. According to Public Health England’s statement, the thinking is that it ‘will help to ensure people are able to make more informed, healthier choices when it comes to eating food out or ordering takeaways’. As campaigner Hope Virgo points out, calorie-labelling may also be extremely damaging in terms of eating disorders, which also remains a vital health concern, as the leading cause of death among mental illnesses.