In an attempt to tackle the growing obesity problem in the country, the UK government has called out on its food industry for a 20 per cent cutback in the calorie levels of core food products, by the year 2024. According to a report by Public Health England, an agency of the UK's Department of Health and Social Care, overweight boys in England consume 500 extra calories every day. Girls in the same weight category exceed the recommended limit by 290 calories a day.