If your body is a temple then why aren’t churches talking about weight?

As access to junk food proliferates and rates of obesity continue to rise, does the Church need to stop being squeamish and start addressing health issues?

Let’s assume for a moment that the average church is roughly representative of the UK population as a whole. If that’s the case, then one in four of us in every congregation in England (or 25.9 per cent of the adult population) is obese. Wales has broadly similar rates and, in Scotland, it rises to 31 per cent. Add in those who are considered overweight, and we’re looking at nearly two-thirds of all adults in Britain.