Sat on your fat bottom, tracksuit straining around your thick middle, scoffing a bun? Yep, you probably live in one of these sexy sounding ‘obesity hotspots’.

Here’s the top ten in all their glory.

Children who are clumsy will exercise less and become obese in later life, says a new study.

The research began 50 years ago and found that kids who hand control and co-ordination were lacking, were more prone to weight gain as adults.

Seriously? 33 stone. In 15 years. That’s over two stone a year on average, and for a few of those years she was a baby and toddler.

We’re all for understanding, but this is pretty inexplicable. And yes, there are reasons why some people put more weight on than others, there is such a thing as puppy fat and there have always been podgy kids. But 33 stone?

Imagine always being hungry and never feeling full. Well, scientists say that’s how a gene linked to obesity causes people to put on weight.

Previous research had long established a link between people who carry the gene known as FTO and obesity.

Police are so desperate to cut youth crime in the UK they are bribing kids with fast food.

Teenagers who promise to be good are being offered discounts on Big Macs and pizzas in a new pilot scheme launched this week in South London.

Basically, anyone aged between 12 and 17 can take part by signing a ‘good behaviour contract’ with the police and the local council in Sutton.

Having fat friends could be making you fat.

Or at least that’s according to a recent UK study, which states humans are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them.

Researchers at the University of Warwick into European lifestyles say people tend to gauge how fat they are by comparing themselves to their peers.

Piling on the pounds can cut a man’s chances of becoming a dad.

But it’s not because they find it harder to find a mate – although that is certainly a factor!
It’s because fat men are more likely to be infertile.

Well, at least, that’s according to new study, which found that obese men tended to have poorer quality sperm.

Four cups of coffee a day could reduce a woman’s chances of having a baby by more than a quarter.

That’s according to researchers in Holland, who found women who got their caffeine fix more than three times a day were 26% less likely to conceive than those who drank less.

An NHS leaflet which urged kids to exercise during TV ad breaks has been shelved after being branded ‘patronising’ and’ unrealistic’ by angry parents.

Red-faced health chiefs were forced to withdraw the booklet, designed to curb growing child obesity levels in the UK, after several complaints from focus groups.

An obesity drug has been approved for use in England and Wales – despite carrying a risk of depression or even suicide.

Do not exceed dosage… do not drink excessive alcohol… do not operate heavy machinery… do not listen to Nick Drake and look through old pictures of your ex who has Moved On Spectacularly.

Pregnant women and toddlers have been targeted in a new £40m anti-obesity initiative in Scotland.

Obesity rates north of the border have hit record levels, with around one in five Scots clinically obese. It costs the NHS £200m a year.

And chiefs are determined to tackle it – starting with mums-to-be and under fives in deprived areas.