Health time bomb on remote British island where 75 per cent of population are overweight

Last year St Helena’s Director of Health Services Akeem Ali set out the growing health problems that the islands was facing, saying he was concerned that the poor health of islanders would lead to blindness, limb amputation, cancer, heart attacks, stroke and early death.

Health experts are also concerned about the growing risk of kidney failure and liver disease on an island where it is virtually impossible to offer organ transplants.