British obesity prescriptions bloat 600 percent in six year


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061220/hl_afp/britainhealthobesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061220/capt.sge.cjq66.201206231901.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Axi6lGidfK87r1Xzo5vyCw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man stands at a bus stop in Manchester in October 2006. Britain's growing battle with obesity was underlined as new data showed that the number of prescriptions written for anti-obesity drugs has risen by nearly 600 percent in six years.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Britain's growing battle with obesity was underlined as new data showed that the number of prescriptions written for anti-obesity drugs has risen by nearly 600 percent in six years.</p><br clear="all"/>