1 in 4 UK adults are obese
24.7 per cent of British adults are obese (compared with an average of 16.7 per cent in the rest of Europe) [1], [2] – and one out of four men (24.7%) and one of four women (24.9%) is obese in England. [4], [5]

Source: PHE Adult obesity slide set (updated March 2015) [4]
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Link[1] NHS England’s action on obesity

Citerend uit: NHS England
Publication info: 2014 December, 26
Geciteerd door: David Price 9:48 PM 26 December 2014 GMT
Citerank: (4) 352351Increased risk of Type 2 diabetes Obesity substantially raises the risk of Type 2 diabetes—with excess body fat estimated to underlie almost two-thirds of cases of diabetes in men and three quarters of cases in women—and people at risk of diabetes can cut their chances of getting diabetes by 60% if they lose between 5% and 7% of their body weight. Worldwide, the number of people with diabetes has tripled since 1985. [2]57DE7179, 370567NHS EnglandNHS England is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health. NHS England oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the NHS in England as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It holds the contracts for GPs and NHS dentists, and commissions primary care, clinical and specialised services.58D3ABAB, 3999761 in 4 UK adults are obese24.7 per cent of British adults are obese (compared with an average of 16.7 per cent in the rest of Europe). [1] [2]648CC79C, 399987Increased risk of Type 2 diabetes Obesity substantially raises the risk of Type 2 diabetes—with excess body fat estimated to underly almost two-thirds of cases of diabetes in men and three quarters of cases in women—and people at risk of diabetes can cut their chances of getting diabetes by 60% if they lose between 5% and 7% of their body weight. Worldwide, the number of people with diabetes has tripled since 1985.57DE7179
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Link[2] Health at a Glance: Europe 2014

Citerend uit: OECD
Publication info: 2014 December, 3
Geciteerd door: David Price 9:50 PM 26 December 2014 GMT
Citerank: (1) 3999761 in 4 UK adults are obese24.7 per cent of British adults are obese (compared with an average of 16.7 per cent in the rest of Europe). [1] [2]648CC79C
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Link[3] Adult weight data factsheet

Citerend uit: Public Health England
Publication info: 2014 August
Geciteerd door: David Price 9:03 PM 4 February 2015 GMT
Citerank: (3) 371564Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet – England 2014Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet in England from the Health & Social Care Information Centre.648CC79C, 399914Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet – England 2014Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet in England from the Health & Social Care Information Centre.648CC79C, 3999761 in 4 UK adults are obese24.7 per cent of British adults are obese (compared with an average of 16.7 per cent in the rest of Europe). [1] [2]648CC79C
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Link[4] Adult obesity slide set

Citerend uit: Public Health England
Publication info: 2015 March
Geciteerd door: David Price 10:18 PM 9 August 2015 GMT
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Link[5] Health Survey for England 2012: Physical activity in adults

Citerend uit: Shaun Scholes, Jennifer Mindell - HSCIC
Publication info: 2013 December, 18
Geciteerd door: David Price 10:20 PM 9 August 2015 GMT
Citerank: (4) 352521Not building exercise into daily life A primary cause of the rise in obesity in the UK in recent decades has been a decline in energy expended rather than rise in energy intake; with the changing pattern towards more sedentary lifestyles appearing to be a key factor in this.555CD992, 371615Self-reported physical activity is increasingThe number of people who are self-reporting as meeting the government's recommendation of taking 30 minutes vigorous exercise five times a week rose from 26.5 per cent to 37.5 per cent between 1997 and 2012. [3]13EF597B, 399908Not building exercise into daily life The primary cause of the rise in obesity in the UK in recent decades has not been a decline in energy expended rather than rise in energy intake; with the changing pattern towards more sedentary lifestyles appearing to be a key factor in this.555CD992, 399933Self-reported physical activity is increasingThe number of people who are self-reporting as meeting the government's recommendation of taking 30 minutes vigorous exercise five times a week rose rose from 26.5 per cent to 37.5 per cent between 1997 and 2012. [3]13EF597B
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