Unhappy with your body?

Three out of four people are unhappy with the shape of their bodies, though only one in three bothers to do enough to change it.

A new study has shown one quarter of Brits admit to never putting time aside for proper exercise. The findings cause concern as almost a quarter of adults are now classed as obese.

More than 30,000 deaths a year are caused by obesity in England alone. Health problems linked to being overweight cost the NHS £1billion a year. Of the 1,376 people polled, only 30 per cent did the recommended amount of exercise.

Nutrition firm myprotein.co.uk who conducted the study, also found there was a worrying trend of binge dieting.

A staggering 40% of women and 19% of men admitted they had gone on a “deprivation diet” at least once.

Just over 40 per cent claimed they did not enjoy exercise and 32 per cent said it was because they had “better things to do”.

The Government has predicted that more than 12 million adults and a million children will be obese by 2010.