Fatties landed the NHS with £30billion bill last year as heart ops and joint surgeries soared
Fast food outlets that don't comply with tackling the obesity epidemic will be named and shamed
ALMOST 9,700 fat Brits needed heart surgery last year — up 54 per cent in five years.
The record total was made up of 2,015 bypass operations and a further 7,860 heart stent ops on those with clogged arteries.
Extra wear and tear on joints meant 19,083 people classified as obese had knee replacements and 11,635 had hip replacements — both triple the numbers of 2010.
Being overweight also increases the chances of illnesses including diabetes, liver disease and several cancers.
Yet more than a quarter of adults are now obese, costing the NHS up to £30billion a year, and the proportion is predicted to rise to four in ten by 2025.
Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, called the NHS Digital data “a catalogue of disaster”.
Lucy Wilkinson, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: “Eating well and keeping active can help you manage your weight and keep your heart healthy.”
Ministers last week told pubs and takeaways to slash sugar levels in their meals by a fifth to tackle the obesity epidemic.
Fast food outlets such as Mc Donald’s face being named and shamed if they do not comply.