New research 'Obesity in the UK' paints worrying picture of obesity rates in UK
According to the new report 'Obesity in the UK' (http://%20http:/www.reportbuyer.com/pharma_healthcare/therapeutic/obesity/obesity_uk.html), the UK is among one of the fattest countries in the EU. In 2010 an estimated 63% of people aged 16 or over in England and 57% in Wales were classified as overweight or obese. In Scotland 63.3% of adults aged 16 to 64 were in that category. While the proportion of overweight people has not changed significantly, the proportion of obese people has increased by 11 percentage points since 1993. Overweight and obesity are steadily spreading in both the adult and the child populations across the UK.

The available data and reports on obesity in the UK (http://%20http:/www.reportbuyer.com/pharma_healthcare/therapeutic/obesity/obesity_uk.html) paint quite a worrying picture of the progression of the obesity epidemic in the UK population over the coming decades. As the...