Title: Obesity Statistics: Facts and Figures in the UK
Headings: Obesity Statistics: Facts and Figures in the UK
Obesity Statistics: Facts and Figures in the UK
Key points: Obesity in the UK
Weight classifications in the UK
BMI Calculator
Obesity: Fact and Figures in the UK
Obesity and high blood pressure
Other Reports
Obesity and children
How does this happen?
Obesity and the NHS
Are obesity figures really rising?
Will Obesity Become 'Normal'?
What does obesity cause?
Why are we getting bigger?
Inactivity
Consumption
What to do next
Xenical

Content: 1 in 4 adults are classed as obese and a further 62% are overweight. This makes Britain has the 2nd highest rate of obesity in the world and the largest in Europe. 48 billion is spent managing the social causes and healthcare of obesity. There are 7 million cases of diabetes, 6.5 million cases of heart disease and stroke and 500,000 cancer cases linked to obesity. Hypertension (high blood pressure) was twice as common in obese adults compared to those with a normal weight. A BMI of over 30 can reduce life expectancy by 3 years. Approximately 68% of men and 58% of women are classed as overweight, however, there are more hospital admissions linked to women. Obesity is generally more prevalent in the north of England. Morbid obesity rates have almost triple since 1993. This is a BMI of over 40.