An analysis reports that the number of obese adults in England has doubled since the UK’s first obesity strategy was introduced in 1992. The figure cited is 14.3 million obese adults. The report contrasts current levels with the goals set out in the Conservative government’s early “Health of the Nation” document under John Major. That strategy pledged to reduce obesity among men by one quarter and among women by one third. The analysis says obesity rates did not decline as intended after the initial policy commitments and instead increased substantially over the following decades. The sources describe a long-term failure to meet early targets, with obesity continuing to rise to the present day. The reporting focuses on the overall change in prevalence and the gap between stated government objectives in the early 1990s and the observed outcomes for obesity among adults in England.
Obesity in England doubles since 1992 government obesity strategy, analysis finds
An analysis reports that the number of obese adults in England has doubled since the UK’s first obesity strategy was introduced in 1992. The figure cited is 14.3 million obese adults. The report contr...
- The analysis says the number of obese adults in England has doubled since 1992.
- The current figure cited is 14.3 million obese adults in England.
- England’s first obesity strategy is linked to the 1992 period and the UK’s early policy approach.
- The “Health of the Nation” document under John Major set targets to cut obesity among men by 25% and women by 33%.
- The report states obesity levels increased rather than meeting the early reductions.
John Major's Conservative government vowed to cut obesity among men by a quarter and women by a third in its pioneering 'Health of the Nation' document but rates subsequently soared.
4 hours agoJohn Major's Conservative government vowed to cut obesity among men by a quarter and women by a third in its pioneering 'Health of the Nation' document but rates subsequently soared.
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