5. Halton
Halton, whose major town is Runcorn, is situated in Cheshire and has an estimated population of about 548,435…
A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips…
It earned the name of Britain’s ‘fat capital’ back in 2015 – what an honour that is!
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More than a third of the area’s population are obese, but the problem might be on the up! ‘Only’ 21% of youngsters in Year 6 are classed as having obesity…which wasn’t the highest in the country.
4. Fenland
This government district in Cambridgeshire has a high rate of adults who are piling on the pounds…
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This is represented by the rates of diabetes: 7.8% in adults, which is of course high compared to the national average of 6.4%!
3. Doncaster
Doncaster Council public health consultant revealed:
“We have one of the highest rates of people of excess weight in our population and smoking is another big one… but nearly everyone one of the new developments at Doncaster Carr is a fast food joint. I’m not sure that that’s healthy.”
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