Q: How many young people are classed as obese?
The latest Health Survey for England shows that 19.5 per cent of young people aged 11 to 15 were obese, with a further 15.7 being classed as overweight, in 2008. Between 1995 and 2008, obesity levels among boys of this age increased by more than six percentage points to 20.6 per cent, one of the highest levels recorded. Obesity among girls rose from 15.5 to 18.3 per cent.
The Foresight report, Tackling Obesities: Future Choices, published in October 2007, predicted that if no action was taken, approximately a quarter of people under 20 would be obese by 2050.
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