Not just fat but lazy too.

Britons are the worst energy wasters in Europe with bad habits which could cost £11bn by 2010, a survey of Europe's five most populous nations suggests.

Figures in the Habits of a Lifetime report, commissioned to mark the start of Energy Saving Week, said if the levels of wastage continue, an extra 43m tonnes of carbon dioxide will be pumped into the atmosphere by then, the Energy Saving Trust said.

I don't really care that much about energy wastage, but hey, you score points where you get 'em. At least they save money at night. Judging by the statistics on obesity and the levels of ugliness on the tube, I'm guessing they turn the lights off when they have sex.