We are all getting fatter. We know this because the Government tells us all the time, in every report, health warning and advertising campaign it issues.

For the past 30 years we've been told to eat less and exercise more, to cut back on calories and on saturated fat and, on the whole, we're doing it.

Our calorific intake between the years 1974 and 2004 decreased by 20 per cent. We are eating about 20 per cent more fruit and vegetables than in the Seventies.

We are doing approximately 25 per cent more exercise than we were in 1997.

But are our waist lines shrinking? No. In fact, a quick glance around most High Streets would suggest the opposite is happening - with even young girls displaying 'muffin tops'.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1247216/The-Big-Fat-Lies-Britains-obesity-epidemic.html#ixzz0e8z2oEPa

It 's not a perfect solution but for those that can afford a plastic bunk but not an apartment it's probably heaven compared to sleeping on the streets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/business/global/02capsule.html