The problem is the UK is addicted to exactly that, "manufactured food" and that more often than not makes people fat. More tax on processed food and more emphasis on cooking in the education system, ultimately you are what you eat.
If everyone cooked from scratch we wouldn't have the health...
Not sure what the average age is on NSC but at a guess its 40. 75% of males in this category are overweight in the UK
Being fat is the normal these days and I'd say there are a few people telling fibs on here