Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75947

Obesity: Young People

Tabled: 9 September 2025

Answered: 16 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the change in obesity rates has been among young adults in the last 10 years.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

NHS England publishes data from the Health Survey for England (HSE) which collects data annually on measured height and weight of adults in England which is used to calculate the prevalence of obesity in the population.The following table shows the preval...

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