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Obesity Statistics

27% of adults in England have obesity. A further 36% are overweight. A new Parliamentary briefing provides statistics on obesity among adults and children in the UK, along with data on prescriptions, surgery, and international comparisons.

Please see the full report here.

Office ManagerJanuary 18, 2018
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For more information on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity please contact obesityappg@healthcommsconsulting.co.uk

PLMR Healthcomms acts as the secretariat of the APPG on Obesity and is funded through project sponsorship provided by Slimming World, Numan and Eli Lilly and Company. Any companies involved in the APPG have no influence over the secretariat or work of the APPG on Obesity, and the officers of the APPG on Obesity have full editorial control over, and responsibility for, the APPG’s work programme and activities.

The current reporting year (2024-25) financial support is in the reporting band of £46,501-£48,000. This funding is provided by Slimming World and Eli Lilly. The secretariat previously received funding from Johnson & Johnson in 2023, which was serviced until February 2024.

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