Tag: UK obesity

• Sunday, June 1st 2014 - 13:54 UTC

  Obesity and overweight breaks scales in all countries: 30% of world population

  

  Almost 30% of the world’s population, 2.1 billion people, is considered obese or overweight, researchers said, while rates among children have increased by a whopping 47% in the last 33 years.

• Wednesday, February 5th 2014 - 22:53 UTC

  UK obesity costs NHS £5.1 billion per year but overall the figure is closer to £ 16bn

  

  Obesity costs the United Kingdom National Health Service, NHS £5.1 billion per year, according to latest estimates. But National Audit Office (NAO) figures suggest obesity is not solely a burden on the NHS.