06/10/2025
England is averaging a 3.6 per cent rise in younger adults every year - one of the highest increases recorded.
While the disease is linked to obesity, experts have noted that the disease seems to also be occurring in fit and healthy patients.
As such, some experts believe the explanation must lie in environmental factors young people have been exposed to more than previous generations.
While no 'smoking gun' has been found, there are multiple theories.
These include ultra-processed foods microplastics, pollution, and one recent study pinned the surge on exposure to E.coli in food.
