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OThe NHS president warns that besity has become "the new smoking" and is expected to double the number of weight-related cancers in two decades.
Simon Stevens raised fears that the United Kingdom will monkey the United States, doctors warning that current deadly lifestyles could delay decades of medical progress.
The NHS forecast indicates that by 2035, the health service is expected to treat more than 40,000 cancer cases related to being overweight, up from 22,800 in 2015.
According to statistics, by 2030, there will be about 36,800 such cases each year – about 100 per day.
And by 2043, obesity is expected to surpbad smoking as the leading preventable cause of cancer in women.
Mr Stevens warned that obesity had become "the new smoking", while 40,000 doctors gathered today for the largest cancer conference in the world.
The NHS chief executive said: "While the cancer survival rate is at an all time high, many people still do not realize that obesity is the cause of cancer. According to current trends by 2030, 100 new patients could be diagnosed each day with cancer related to obesity.
"So, obesity is the new smoking, and if we continue to accumulate the extra pounds, we are moving towards thousands of preventable cancer deaths each year."
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