Re Zoe Williams’ article (The way to tackle obesity in the UK is to make healthy food affordable. But the government won’t admit it, 30 June), has anyone else noticed that slices of bread are now much thicker than they used to be? And that thin-sliced bread is rarely available? I weigh my food to check weight gain, and a sandwich now uses 30% more bread. So companies have grown their sales (and profits) by 30% while increasing obesity.
Gill Reeve
London
• I was charmed to see the first three birthdays in your list in the paper on 1 July, Canada Day: Pamela Anderson, Dan Aykroyd and Geneviève Bujold, all Canadian. Then I realised that it was alphabetical. How very amusing of the birthday fates. And happy 158th birthday to Canada too.
Judith Margaret Steiner
London
