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- Title
Prevalence of obesity in Great Britain.
- Authors
Rennie, K L; Jebb, S A
- Abstract
Since 1980 the prevalence of obesity in Great Britain in adults has almost trebled. Latest figures show that 23% of men and 25% of women were obese in 2002. In children, obesity prevalence is lower but the increase in the prevalence of overweight is similar to the rise in obesity in adults. Data from national surveys also show that there are marked differences in the prevalence of obesity that underpin health inequalities. Obesity is higher in low social classes, some ethnic minority groups particularly from South Asia and in Scotland and Wales relative to England.
- Publication
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2005, Vol 6, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
1467-7881
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00164.x