Treat obesity as a disease not the result of poor lifestyle choices - that's the call from the Royal College of Physicians

Most of have put on a few pounds over the Christmas holidays. But we're talking this morning about those who are seriously - even dangerously - overweight. The Northern Ireland Department of Health says 63% of adults here are either overweight or obese. Should obesity now be classified as a disease? The Royal College of Physicians thinks it should be. The doctors' professional body says: "It is important to the health of the nation that we remove the stigma associated with obesity." Vinny got the views of Tam Fry, chair of the National Obesity Forum, GP Dr George O'Neill and journalist Niamh Horan.