Thirty years after the first government targets were set to tackle obesity, journalist and broadcaster Michael Mosley delves into why politicians seem powerless to reverse - or even halt - the alarming rise in Britons living with obesity.

In this two-part special series, Michael Moseley looks into the growing time-bomb of obesity. Asking why is it getting worse, what can be done and who can do something about it ?. Michael Mosley explores the issues involved and outlines a plan to fix the crisis before it breaks the NHS. But only if the politicians tackle the subject, can we halt the steep rise in the number of Brits living with obesity?—Britrick_c21