Over 30 per cent of adults in Bradford are obese, figures suggest
NEW figures have revealed the scale of the obesity problem among adults in Bradford.
The estimates have been published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), using data from the Sport England Active Lives Adult Survey, and suggest that 31.2 per cent of adults living in the area in 2023-24 were obese.
This is slightly down from figures from 2022-23, when an estimated 32.9 per cent of adults aged 18 or over were classed as obese.
However, the data is still a sharp increase from 2018-19, when 26.5 per cent of adults were obese.
Rose Dunlop, interim director of public health at Bradford Council, described obesity as a "growing public health concern globally" and outlined what the authority was doing to help tackle the problem.
She said: "In Bradford, we recently launched our Good Food Strategy, which sets our system-wide approach to reducing food poverty, making the supply chain more sustainable, and improve access to healthy food.
"Our physical activity strategy, Every Movement Counts, sets out how we are getting people in the district to be more active.
"Our Living Well initiative brings together a wide range of resources we have in the district to support children and adults achieve the behaviours which are associated with having a healthy weight, eating a balanced nutritious diet, being more active as we go about our daily activities, and getting good sleep.
"From classrooms to campaigns, to community groups and cycle lanes, the aim of Living Well is to transform Bradford a place where it becomes easier for families to live healthier and more active lives.
"Under the Living Well initiative, residents of Bradford can also access free home-based support to families and young people who would like personalised confidential support to manage their weight.
"Anyone looking for support to ways to improve their wellbeing can visit our website at www.mylivingwell.co.uk
"We have also just launched our Choose What Works For You campaign which offers people from across the district the opportunity to access a free service to help manage a healthy weight.
"This includes Weight Watchers, Slimming World, the Brotherhood and APNA.
"These services provide tailored support to help people build better habits, stay motivated and join like-minded people on the same journey in improving health."
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