Statistics – England 2011
The NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre report, published in February 2011, presents a range of information on obesity, physical activity and diet, drawn together from a variety of sources. Topics covered include:
- Overweight and obesity prevalence among adults and children
- Physical activity levels among adults and children
- Trends in purchases and consumption of food and drink and energy intake
- Health outcomes of being overweight or obese
Key facts highlighted in the report include:
- In 2009, almost a quarter of adults (22 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women aged 16 or over) in England were classified as obese (BMI 30kg/m2 or over).
- A greater proportion of men than women (44 per cent compared with 33 per cent) in England were classified as overweight in 2009 (BMI 25 to less than 30kg/m2).
- In 2009/10, almost a quarter of adults (24.3 per cent of respondents) in England reported that they had taken part in sport on 11 to 28 days within a four week period.
- People are eating less saturated fat, trans fat and added sugar than they were 10 years ago.
- In 2008, among adults aged 16 and over, overweight or obese men and women were more likely to have high blood pressure than those in the normal weight group; high blood pressure was recorded in 48 per cent of men and 46 per cent of women in the obese group, compared with 32 per cent of overweight men and women and 17 per cent of men and women in the normal weight group.
Download the report here:
Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet: England, 2011 (1010.11 KB pdf)
