Weight loss expert under fire for launching Tell A Friend They're Fat Day

A weight loss expert has been slammed by plus-size campaigners for his new project: Warn A Friend They're Fat Day.

TV star Steve Miller, presenter of the TV show Fat Families, had designated today as the day for Britons to tell close friends or family members that they are overweight.

But the move has been widely criticised, with members of the plus-size community saying the scheme amounts to fat-shaming and bullying.

Steve floated the idea of Warn A Friend They're Fat Day late last year and even wrote a letter to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt about the issue.   The idea is for people to bring up the issue of obesity with a close friend or family member who is overweight.

The person would then offer to become an exercise buddy if their friend does decide to try and shift some pounds as a result of the conversation. 

Steve claims that the initiative could save thousands of lives.  He told FEMAIL: 'This day is about saving lives, it is absolutely not about humiliating people.

'I know that the word fat sounds harsh but when you use that word, people take notice - if you wrap the issue up in cotton wool, it doesn't work.'

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