You can save up and have a ski-ing holiday which is much more fun

Well that is definitely a matter of opinion. I went ski-ing once and hated every minute, so given the choice I would much rather have access to some nice restaurants where I can enjoy a relaxing and fun meal with my husband and friends. Why do I have to choose between a holiday and eating out anyway? And why does eating out occasionally have to imply that people aren't taking care of themselves?

Of course it would be preferable to not have such high obesity levels, but I'd have thought tackling this issue is going to be require further investment in education programmes - not closing down restaurants or banning fast food outlets (symptons vs cause and all that).