ALMOST half of British women and a third of men think their weight is "out of control".
A survey also found that the fatter people are, the less control they feel they have over other aspects of their life. Some 55 per cent of the very obese said their finances were also spiralling out of control.
The survey of 995 adults also foun
d that 38 per cent would break their commitment to a diet if their partner simply suggested a takeaway.
Some 46 per cent of women felt their weight was out of control, compared with 30 per cent of men. But as body weight increased, the percentage feeling "out of control" also increased, from 14 per cent of those of normal weight, to 42 per cent among the overweight, 73 per cent of obese people and 87 per cent of the very obese.
One-quarter of people of healthy weight felt they were not in control of their money, but this rose to 55 per cent among the very obese.
The poll was carried out for weight-management company LighterLife. Bar Hewlett, its founder, said: "It's alarming just how many people feel out of control of their weight and how this hopelessness affects other parts of their lives.
"It doesn't matter how rich or poor you actually are in determining how in control you feel about your money, but there is a correlation with your weight."
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