New photo The UK is the third-fattest European country behind Malta and Turkey with two in three people overweight, shock report claims

THE UK is the third-fattest country in Europe with two in three Brits overweight, a shock World Health Organisation report says today.

One in four of us is clinically obese — and only Malta and Turkey are ahead in the chart of shame.

The UK is third fattest nation in Europe according to a study done by the World Health Organisation

Lack of exercise, poor diet and heavy drinking was blamed.

The report found that Britain’s obesity rate is 27.8 per cent, behind Malta (28.9 per cent) and Turkey (32.1 per cent). The European average is 23.3 per cent.

The same study, which assessed 900 million people in 56 countries, said Brits were the unfortunate “world champions” for drinking.

It found they downed 24 per cent more alcohol than the European average.

Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, says that UK could become ‘fattest nation on Earth’

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Report author Dr Claudia Stein said: “Adult alcohol consumption is a huge ­contributor to obesity.”

National Obesity Forum chief Tam Fry warned: “The Government has to work, and quickly, if the UK is to avoid shortly becoming the fattest nation on Earth.”

The Department of Health said it was focusing on kids, adding: “Plans are underway to reduce children’s exposure to sugary food and get them moving more in school.”

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