Obesity only a symptom of an allergy to sense

THOSE of you familiar with the obesity debate will find no reason to smile when confronted with the other end of the story — starvation and destitution in the underdeveloped countries of the world.

Even in Ireland the young are developing into blubbery objects of scorn, waddling along the streets with oversized burgers and fries in their chubby hands.

Concern for the plight of the young and indeed not so young is mounting across the developed world due to bad eating habits.