Fat chance for fast food
Plymouth, in England, has a big problem - its fat ratepayers. According to a Daily Telegraph report on its website, the Plymouth City Council rejected Mohammed Rafic's application to open a food shop because much of its populace suffers from "excess weight".The shop would have sold take-away fish and chips, kebabs and fried chicken.But officials said that residents of the neighbourhood are larger than average, with one couple - Stephen Beer, 45, and Michelle Coombe, 43 - claiming they are too obese to hold down a job.A council report, known as the Plymouth Plan, has recommended that no more than 5% of shops in a shopping centre should sell take-aways. Bill Stevens, chairman of the council's planning committee, said that to produce a "healthy and fit population" a reduction in fast food outlets was imperative. ..
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