The trouble is that part of society glorifies alcohol abuse and believe it’s impossible to socialise without it. In some ways, it’s more damaging to society than drugs.

In the case of obesity, I started secondary school just as they phased out cooking classes and limited anything that was hands-on, so it’s not a big surprise that people don’t learn good habits. Parents also don’t seem to have done much to teach cooking skills at home since the pull of convenience food is so strong.