The heavy statistics on obesity given in this presentation are truly worrying. The NHS is spending billions on bad health issues that are directly caused by obesity. Obesity in children is also on the rise and doesn't look to be dropping any time soon although the government are now acting on ways to tackle the obesity in children. The presentation also gives an insight into how the UK measures up against the rest of Europe in the fight against obesity. Unfortunately though, the figures don't look great. To get even more information on the findings in this report go to http://www.gymroom.com/info/performance-portal/the-heavy-truth-about-obesity-infographic/

1. The Heavy
Truth about
Obesity
THE HUGE FACTS YOU SHOULD
KNOW…

2. OBESITY: THE FACTS
▪ Obesity is one of the leading causes of ill health in the UK after
being linked as one of the top five contributing factors to a third of
cancers
▪ By 2015, it is predicted that obesity will cost the NHS £6.4bn
▪ UK Brits on average weigh 3 stone more than compared to 50
years ago

3. % of UK population who are overweight or obese
67%
57%
26%
29%
Gender
Men Women Boys Girls
% of UK population
Category of UK population

4. OBESITY BY CATEGORY
▪ More than 6 out of 10 men are
overweight or obese
▪ More than 5 out of 10 women are
overweight or obese
▪ One in five children in Reception is
overweight or obese
▪ One in three children in Year 6 is
overweight or obese (boys 34.8%, girls
31.8%)

5. MAN vs WOMAN: BATTLE OF OBESITY
One out of four men is obese
(24.7%)
One out of four women is obese
(25.7%)

6. BMI STATUS OF CHILDREN BY AGE
NATIONAL CHILD MEASUREMENT PROGRAMME

7. ADULT BMI STATUS BY SEX
HEALTH SURVEY FOR ENGLAND 2010-2012
Male BMI Female BMI
ALTHOUGH MEN ARE MORE OVERWEIGHT, WOMEN HAVE A HIGHER OBESITY RATE

8. MORTALITY RATE vs BMI
There is much evidence which demonstrates that obesity measured by either
BMI or waist circumference is a good predictor of an individual’s risk of death.
Higher risks of death can be seen in the lower (underweight) and upper (obese)
BMI categories than in the middle categories. As you can see from the
illustration, adults with a high BMI have the highest risk of death of all the categories.

9. EUROPEAN STANDINGS
% OF POPULATION WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE IN EUROPE
MEN WOMEN
TOP FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
60.9%
57.8%
WOMEN
57.2%
54.6%
52.7%
ICELAND MALTA UK PORTUGAL ISRAEL
TOP FIVE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
74.0% 73.6%
MEN
71.4%
67.8%
66.6%
MALTA ICELAND GREECE CYRPUS UK
UK MEN WEIGH IN AS THE FIFTH MOST OBESE COUNTRY IN EUROPE WITH UK WOMEN COMING IN THIRD

10. CAUSES OF OBESITY
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
MAKING LIFE EASIER MAKING
US LAZIER
RISE IN HIGH FAT DIETS
LACK OF APPROPRIATE
PHYSICAL EXERCISE
INCREASING NUMBER OF FAST
FOOD CHAINS
COMFORT EATING
LACK OF BASIC
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
NUTRITION
MEDICAL AND GENETIC
FACTORS
RISE IN HIGH SUGAR DIETS

11. WAYS TO TACKLE OBESITY
• GOVERNMENT PLEDGE £280 MILLION TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PLAN
• DEPT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS CREATE “SCHOOL FOOD TRUST” - £60 MILLION
INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF SCHOOL MEALS
• CELEBRITY CHEF CAMPAIGNS – JAMIE OLIVER, GORDON RAMSAY, HESTON BLUMENTHAL
• TV SHOWS AIRING SHOWING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF OBESITY AND HOW TO TACKLE IT:
‘Obese: A Year To Save My Life’
‘Supersize vs Superskinny’
‘Embarrassing Bodies’
• £30 MILLION GRANT ISSUED TO BUILD & IMPROVE CYCLE PATHS & PLAYGROUNDS NATIONWIDE
• THE RISE OF HEALTHY EATING CLUBS TO EDUCATE ON HEALTHY EATING
• LOW COST GYM MEMBERSHIPS MAKING EXERCISE & SUPPORT AVAILABLE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE

12. LOWERING THE RISKS
LOWER RISK OF
35% CORONARY HEART DISEASE
LOWER RISK OF STROKE
LOWER RISK OF DEPRESSION
35%
30%
68% 50%
LOWER RISK OF FRACTURE LOWER RISK OF COLON CANCER

13. MORE INFO
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SEE THE INFOGRAPHIC GO TO
http://www.gymroom.com/info/performance-portal/the-heavy-truth-
about-obesity-infographic

14. For more
information go to:
▪ SOURCES
▪ (1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21667065
(2) http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/Wh
ybeactive.aspx
(3) http://www.rsph.org.uk/en/Utilities/case-studies.
cfm/csid/8F43BE88-F1B0-4BF3-
991EC7D9B1C08E7A
(4) http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/m
ay/29/uk-western-europe-obesity-study
(5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_U
nited_Kingdom
(6) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28985874
(7) http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/21702372
(8) http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB1364
8/Obes-phys-acti-diet-eng-2014-rep.pdf
(9) http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/tools/bmi_calcul
ator/bmi.shtml
(10) http://www.noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obesity/c
hild_obesity
(11) http://www.noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obesity/
mortality
(12) http://www.noo.org.uk/slide_sets
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