Man that statistic is shocking...
I don't really see many fat people here, although obesity is supposed to be on the rise here in the UK too. Northerners are fatter though, and I live in London.
I have good genes, I can eat whatever I want and stay slim (although certain areas wern't granted the same genetics :/) so I guess its easy for me to condemn fat people for not shedding their weight however most of the fat people I know don't even attempt to do anything about it. I have a very overweight friend and she is CONSTANTLY eating, 3 packets of crisps and 2 bars of chocolate in one sitting. That really makes me angry for some reason.
Also, I hate it when fat women call themselves 'curvy'. A lot of guys will refer to their fat girlfriends as 'curvy' too. That is not what curvy means!!! This just encourages them to embrace their fat selves and do nothing about it. Its a health risk.