A 'fat map' of the UK reveals the country's obesity hotspots.
The Shetlands, parts of Wales and Barnsley have the most overweight people, with 10-15% of the population being obese.
The 'slimmest' places in the UK are parts of London, and Brighton.
The London borough of Camden has the slimmest people in the country, with just 3.9% of people overweight. Richmond, Wandsworth and Kensington also have a low number of overweight people.
The UK's obesity hotspots remain concentrated in the North East and East and West Midlands, but new evidence shows that the problem is spreading into areas of the South for the first time.
Obesity levels are increasing in Cornwall, Devon, Kent, East Sussex, London and the Isle of Wight.
The report follows the publication of the Government's National Obesity Strategy, which states that if obesity isn't properly dealt with, we may face a national crisis creating an annual heath bill of £50billion By 2010, there could be as many as 12 million obese adults in the UK.
Here are the top twenty 'fattest' places in the UK:
1. Shetland 2. Torfaen 3. Blaenau Gwent 4. Neath 5. Caerphilly 6. Rhondda 7. Barnsley 8. Wrexham 9. North Lincolnshire 10. Merthyr Tydfil 11. Denbighshire 12. Doncaster 13. Carmarthenshire 14. Stoke-On-Trent 15. Wolverhampton City 16. Anglesey 17. Blackpool 18. Knowsley 19. Newport 20. Northumberland Care Trust
And here are the top twenty 'slimmest' places:
1. Camden 2. Richmond & Twickenham 3. Wandsworth 4. Kensington & Chelsea 5. Westminster 6. Hammersmith & Fulham 7. Brighton & Hove 8. Surrey 9. Kingston 10. Tower Hamlets 11.Lambeth 12. Bristol 13. Bath & North East Somerset 14. Lothian 15. Buckinghamshire 16. Barnet 17. Islington 18. West Hertfordshire 19. Bromley 20. West Sussex
Source: Sky News
Is this a surprise to anyone?
Is it that London has the most health-conscious, fashion-paranoid and style-aware inhabitants in the country where a slim figure is a must? Or is it that everyone’s just so God-damned naturally attractive?!
It's hard to say... :)
