The Heavy

Truth about
Obesity
THE HUGE FACTS YOU SHOULD
KNOW

OBESITY: THE FACTS


Obesity is one of the leading causes of ill health in the UK after
being linked as one of the top five contributing factors to a third of
cancers
By 2015, it is predicted that obesity will cost the NHS 6.4bn
UK Brits on average weigh 3 stone more than compared to 50
years ago
% of UK population who are overweight or obese
6
7
%

5
7
%

2
6
%

2
9
%

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Category of UK population
Gender
OBESITY BY CATEGORY
More than 6 out of 10 men are
overweight or obese

More than 5 out of 10 women are
overweight or obese

One in five children in Reception is
overweight or obese

One in three children in Year 6 is
overweight or obese (boys 34.8%, girls
31.8%)

MAN vs WOMAN: BATTLE OF OBESITY


One out of four men is obese
(24.7%)



One out of four women is obese
(25.7%)


BMI STATUS OF CHILDREN BY AGE
NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME

ADULT BMI STATUS BY SEX
HEALTH SURVEY FOR ENGLAND 2010-2012
Male BMI Female BMI
ALTHOUGH MEN ARE MORE OVERWEIGHT, WOMEN HAVE A HIGHER OBESITY RATE
MORTALITY RATE vs BMI
There is much evidence which demonstrates that obesity measured by either
BMI or waist circumference is a good predictor of an individuals risk of death.
Higher risks of death can be seen in the lower (underweight) and upper (obese)
BMI categories than in the middle categories. As you can see from the
illustration, adults with a high BMI have the highest risk of death of all the categories.
EUROPEAN STANDINGS
% OF POPULATION WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE IN EUROPE
MEN WOMEN
60.9%
57.8%
57.2%
54.6%
52.7%
ICELAND MALTA UK PORTUGAL ISRAEL
TOP FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
WOMEN
74.0%
73.6%
71.4%
67.8%
66.6%
MALTA ICELAND GREECE CYRPUS UK
TOP FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
MEN
UK MEN WEIGH IN AS THE FIFTH MOST OBESE COUNTRY IN EUROPE WITH UK WOMEN COMING IN THIRD
CAUSES OF OBESITY
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
MAKING LIFE EASIER MAKING
US LAZIER
RISE IN HIGH FAT DIETS
LACK OF APPROPRIATE
PHYSICAL EXERCISE
INCREASING NUMBER OF FAST
FOOD CHAINS
COMFORT EATING
LACK OF BASIC
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
NUTRITION
MEDICAL AND GENETIC
FACTORS
RISE IN HIGH SUGAR DIETS
WAYS TO TACKLE OBESITY
GOVERNMENT PLEDGE 280 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PLAN

DEPT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS CREATE SCHOOL FOOD TRUST - 60 MILLION
INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF SCHOOL MEALS

CELEBRITY CHEF CAMPAIGNS JAMIE OLIVER, GORDON RAMSAY, HESTON BLUMENTHAL

TV SHOWS AIRING SHOWING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF OBESITY AND HOW TO TACKLE IT:
Obese: A Year To Save My Life
Supersize vs Superskinny
Embarrassing Bodies

30 MILLION GRANT ISSUED TO BUILD & IMPROVE CYCLE PATHS & PLAYGROUNDS NATIONWIDE

THE RISE OF HEALTHY EATING CLUBS TO EDUCATE ON HEALTHY EATING

LOW COST GYM MEMBERSHIPS MAKING EXERCISE & SUPPORT AVAILABLE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE
LOWERING THE RISKS
LOWER RISK OF
LOWER RISK OF STROKE
LOWER RISK OF COLON CANCER LOWER RISK OF FRACTURE
LOWER RISK OF DEPRESSION
CORONARY HEART DISEASE
35%
35%
50% 68%
30%
MORE INFO

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For more
information go to:
SOURCES
(1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21667065
(2) http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/Wh
ybeactive.aspx
(3) http://www.rsph.org.uk/en/Utilities/case-
studies.cfm/csid/8F43BE88-F1B0-4BF3-
991EC7D9B1C08E7A
(4) http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/m
ay/29/uk-western-europe-obesity-study
(5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_U
nited_Kingdom
(6) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28985874
(7) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/21702372
(8) http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB1364
8/Obes-phys-acti-diet-eng-2014-rep.pdf
(9) http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/tools/bmi_calcul
ator/bmi.shtml
(10) http://www.noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obesity/c
hild_obesity
(11) http://www.noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obesity/
mortality
(12) http://www.noo.org.uk/slide_sets
http://www.gymroom.com/info/performa
nce-portal/the-heavy-truth-about-obesity-
infographic