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Around The World In 80 Weighs review: Health tips? No, these obese Brits were treated like freaks exhibits, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Maggie Thatcher was wrong. 'There is no such thing as society,' she famously declared. But 32-year-old Thierryi from South London can disprove that.

They were left to cope with their experiences in Japan, however humiliating, with only the help of a couple of YouTubers called Mr and Mrs Eats, acting as tour guides. An excursion at the end of the episode, where they visited a spa only to find the open-plan public changing rooms offered no privacy, was a nasty trick, engineered to provoke tears and shame. Britain could learn a lot from Japanese health initiatives, such as the daily communal exercise classes and the annual check-ups on weight and blood pressure that employers are legally obliged to enforce.

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