Do you want fries with that?

It's not-actually-that-funny how the surge of press coverage about UK people being overweight coincides with my own leap away from an ideal trim figure. I'm not exactly Bernard Manning, but I could do with a bit more exercise. Is it the media helping me pile on the pounds, or should I really stop seeing fry-ups and lager binges as the basis of a healthy diet?

The latest bit of research suggests we're asking for bigger portions, but it's the second paragraph of this story that's the most worrying. "One worker said a parent had ordered a double bacon and egg cheeseburger liquidised with gravy for a toddler."

That is so wrong. You should never have gravy with a cheeseburger.