• Question: What percentage of people are obese in the UK?

    Asked by sameena to Liz, Emilie on 13 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Liz Wells

      Liz Wells answered on 13 Mar 2014:


      Hi

      In the UK 64% of adults are classed as being overweight or obese.
      You are classified as overweight if you have a BMI >25 – 30 kg/m2
      Obese = BMI >30kg/m2

      To calculate your BMI
      Weight in Kg
      divided by your height in metres squared

      Overseas Development Institute
      Globally, the percentage of adults who were overweight or obese – classed as having a body mass index greater than 25 – grew from 23% to 34% between 1980 and 2008.

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