Update to the Obesity Profile on Fingertips
Update of adult overweight and obesity prevalence, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption for England, regions, and local authority geographies.
Applies to England
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In this update to the Obesity Profile the following indicators have been updated:
- obesity prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over)
- overweight (including obesity) prevalence in adults (aged 18 and over)
- percentage of physically active adults (aged 19 and over)
- percentage of physically inactive adults (aged 19 and over)
- percentage of adults aged 16 and over meeting the ‘5-a-day’ fruit and vegetable consumption recommendations (new method)
Data is presented at upper and lower tier local authority, region and England for the years 2015 to 2023 (2020 to 2023 for the percentage of adults meeting the ‘5-a-day’ fruit and vegetable consumption recommendations indicator). England level data on inequalities is also included for these indicators, displaying data by index of multiple deprivation decile, ethnic group, working status, disability, level of education, socioeconomic class, age and sex.
Details of the latest release can be found in the short statistical commentary.