OBESE Britons are struggling to work as a study shows overweight people take more sick days.
Just being overweight, like two thirds of UK adults, was found to raise the risk of a whole week off sick by a fifth.
AlamyObese Brits are struggling to work as a study shows overweight people take more sick days[/caption]The risk rose to more than double among the heaviest citizens.
The findings, from a study of 129,000 people in 29 countries, were presented at the European Congress on Obesity.