Title: Obesity in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
Headings: Obesity in the United Kingdom
Obesity in the United Kingdom
Contents
Causes
Patterns of food consumption outside the home
Effects
Operational issues
Tackling obesity
School meals
Recommendations by medical professionals
Government initiatives
Geographical distribution of obesity in the United Kingdom
Regional overweight and obesity statistics for England
Comparison within Europe
See also
References

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Overview of obesity in the United Kingdom
Obesity in the United Kingdom is a significant contemporary health concern, with authorities stating that it is one of the leading preventable causes of death. In February 2016, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt described rising rates of childhood obesity as a "national emergency". Data from the Health Survey for England (HSE) conducted in 2018 indicated that 31% of adults in the England were recognised as clinically obese with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 30. 63% of adults were classified as overweight or obese (a body mass index of 25 or above), compared to 53% in 1993. More than two-thirds of men and 6 in 10 women were overweight or obese. 15% of children aged between 2 and 15 years (inclusive) were obese and an additional 13% of children were overweight. Rising levels of obesity are a major challenge to public health. There are expected to be 11 million more obese adults in the UK by 2030, accruing up to 668,000 additional cases of diabetes mellitus, 461,000 cases of heart disease and stroke, 130,000 cases of cancer, with associated medical costs set to increase by £1.9–2.0B per year by 2030.