One in three adults obese by London 2012

One in three adults in England will be obese within four years, placing considerable strain on the NHS, latest projections show. Researchers from University College London claim that 13 million adults in England will be classified as obese by the time London hosts the Olympic Games, as defined by their body mass index. Researchers, publishing their findings in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, arrived at their findings by analysing trends in obesity between 1993 and 2004. Analysis of the Health Survey for England, which includes data on 128,000 households - including occupation and social class - found that half of those who will be obese in 2012 will be from low income and disadvantaged communities, "widening the health gap between the haves and have-nots even further".

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