Obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile: May 2026 update
Update of adult overweight and obesity prevalence, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption for England, regions and local authority geographies.
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The obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile presents the latest available data to help understand and monitor the patterns and trends in obesity, physical activity and nutrition at national, regional and local levels in England.
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 2025 (2020 to 2025 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 for some of the data can be found in ‘Public Health Outcomes Framework: May 2026 data update’ statistical commentary.
If you have any comments, questions or feedback, contact us at pha-ohid@dhsc.gov.uk. Please use ‘obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile feedback’ as the email subject.