‘Three decades of failure’: 7.2 million more adults now obese despite 14 government strategies
A report by The King's Fund reveals that obesity rates in England have doubled since 1993, despite 14 government strategies aimed at addressing the issue. The findings underscore a systemic failure to curb the obesity crisis, which now affects 14.3 million adults.
Why it matters
Provides critical data on public health failures and the increasing burden on the NHS, prompting discussions on the role of new weight-loss medications.
There are now 14.3 million adults in England classed as obese or severely obese.
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An extra 7.2 million adults in England are now obese compared to 30 years ago, according to new analysis shared exclusively with LBC, which warns successive governments have failed to tackle the country's growing "obesity timebomb".
The report, published by The King's Fund, says obesity rates have continued to climb despite 14 national strategies being introduced since 1992, leaving millions more people at greater risk of serious illness.
Dave Buck, Senior Fellow for Public Health at The King's Fund, said: "For more than three decades successive governments of all stripes have talked the talk on obesity but have not sufficiently walked the walk.
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