Essential facts, stats and quotes relating to obesity
Published on: 14th August 2015 | Updated on: 28th March 2022
This page contains facts, stats and quotes that LPC members may find useful when writing business cases or developing resources to support the commissioning of a weight management service.
This page is ‘work in progress’ and will continue to be updated with new facts, stats and quotes.
Facts, stats and quotes on other topics can be accessed on the Essential facts, stats and quotes page. (January 2016)”] Click here to view the slide sets Obesity Physical activity Diet Obesity Physical activity Diet This report predicts that if trends of being overweight and obese continue: Reducing being overweight and obese by 1% every year could: In the UK in 2008, 61.1% of males were estimated to be physically inactive and 71.6% of females.
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