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Obesity in Scotland

WEBWe have published a suite of three complementary factsheets, reporting on data from 2019-2022 to reflect on the impact of the pandemic on the prevalence of …

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Obesity Action Scotland Providing leadership and advocacy on

WEBObesity, understood as the accumulation of excess body fat, occurs when energy intake from food and drink is greater than the body’s energy requirements over a prolonged …

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Obesity Action Scotland Providing leadership and advocacy on

WEBAndrew was Director of Public Health in NHS Highland from 1994-97, Deputy Chief Medical Officer in the Health Department of the Scottish Office, then Scottish Executive from …

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Obesity Action Scotland Providing leadership and advocacy on

WEBToday Public Health Scotland published Primary 1 BMI statistics for the 2021/22 school year. They show that the number of children with a healthy weight in …

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Obesity Action Scotland Providing leadership and advocacy on

WEBProviding leadership and independent advocacy on preventing and reducing overweight and obesity in Scotland

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Growing up in Scotland: obesity from early childhood to …

WEBThe prevalence of obesity was already high at the start of Primary school, with 10% of 4-year-olds living with obesity, and 25% living with overweight (including …

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Obesity Action Scotland Providing leadership and advocacy on

WEBA new report that will support the work of local authorities and health boards across Scotland as they take forward Whole System Approaches to Diet and Healthy …

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WEBToday, a new report has been published by the Scottish Food Coalition, of which we are a member, highlighting the importance of Scotland becoming a Good Food …

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Primary 1 BMI Data 2022/23

WEBToday, Public Health Scotland have published their annual Primary 1 BMI statistics. The data for the 2022/23 school year shows an increase in the proportion of …

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WEBObesity Action Scotland have published a Weight of the Nation report which provides an in-depth analysis of the Scottish Health Survey results between 1995 and …

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Scottish Health Survey 2022

WEBHeadline findings from the data for 2022 show that 67% - more than two-thirds – of adults are living with overweight and obesity in Scotland, which is the same …

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LOCAL LEVERS FOR DIET AND

WEBLOCAL LEVERS FOR DIET AND HEALTHY WEIGHT REPORT 1 Throughout this report, “unhealthy food and drink” primarily refers to food and drink high in fat, sugar, or salt. 7 …

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Obesity Action Scotland Providing leadership and advocacy on

WEBAccording to the data from 2012, Amsterdam had the highest obesity rates in comparison to the rest of the Netherlands, 21 to 13% respectively.

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WEBNew Scottish Health Survey 2020 published today indicates that the overweight and obesity problem in Scotland persists. Due to the pandemic restrictions, …

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CHILDHOOD OBESITY OBESITY IN SCOTLAND Briefing

WEBBriefing Key Points OBESITY IN SCOTLAND} Childhood obesity is a global public health challenge for the 21st century } In 2015/16, 10% of Primary 1 children in Scotland were …

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2022/23 DATA OBESITY IN SCOTLAND

WEB6 » Emotional and behavioural impacts including stigmatisation and bullying, low self-esteem, and absence from school20. » Physical health impacts including breathing …

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OBESITY PREVALENCE

WEB4 MATERNAL OBESITY7 » In the year ending 31st March 2022, 29.9% of expectant mothers living in the health board area were overweight and 29.6% had obesity. …

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2021/22 DATA OBESITY IN SCOTLAND

WEBDEPRIVATION » Obesity rates are higher in areas of greater deprivation. In 2021, 38% of adults in the most deprived quintile had obesity, compared to 20% in the least …

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