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Stoke-on-Trent is the 14th fattest place in the UK


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Stoke-on-Trent is the 14th fattest place in the UK, with 10 per cent of people in the city are classed as obese due to their BMI Body Mass Index is more than 30. 1 in 5 adults are obese.

What do you expect when the spares fitness facilites we do have are to pricey and if you can afford, they are planned to be scrapped on a whim.

BMI CATEGORY
Below 18.5 Underweight
18.5 - 24.9 Healthy
25.0 - 29.9 Overweight
30 or more Obese

The table below shows risk of obesity for each Local Authority. For example, a score of 122 indicates a 22 per cent higher than average risk of obesity. A score of 63 indicates a 37 per cent lower than average risk of obesity.

Local Authority District Index Local Authority District Index
Easington 122 Teesdale 100
Corby 121 South Bedfordshire 100
Knowsley 120 South Shropshire 100
Sedgefield 119 Rushmoor 100
Sandwell 118 Mid Suffolk 100
South Tyneside 117 Teignbridge 100
Bolsover 117 Castle Point 100
Barnsley 117 Taunton Deane 100
Sunderland 116 Broxbourne 100
Wansbeck 116 Craven 100
Kingston upon Hull, City of 116 North Shropshire 100
Stoke-on-Trent 116 South Staffordshire 100
Hartlepool 115 East Riding of Yorkshire 100
Halton 115 Eastbourne 99
Ashfield 115 Richmondshire 99
Wear Valley 115 Wyre 99
Derwentside 115 Bridgnorth 99
Rotherham 114 Broadland 99
Gateshead 114 Cherwell 99
Blyth Valley 114 East Devon 99
Walsall 114 Worcester 99
Copeland 114 Christchurch 99
Redcar and Cleveland 113 Blaby 98
Wakefield 113 Babergh 98
Doncaster 113 Durham 98
Tameside 113 South Gloucestershire 98
Middlesbrough 113 Portsmouth 98
Harlow 113 Lichfield 98
Mansfield 112 Havering 98
St. Helens 112 Suffolk Coastal 98
Berwick-upon-Tweed 112 South Norfolk 98
Barking and Dagenham 112 Shrewsbury and Atcham 98
Hyndburn 112 Tynedale 98
Cannock Chase 112 Newham 98
Oldham 112 Bromsgrove 98
Chesterfield 112 Wychavon 98
Barrow-in-Furness 112 Arun 98
Wigan 111 Ribble Valley 98
Rochdale 111 Eastleigh 98
Pendle 111 Southampton 98
Tamworth 110 Stroud 98
Wolverhampton 110 Poole 98
North East Lincolnshire 110 Tewkesbury 98
Burnley 110 West Dorset 98
Allerdale 110 Bexley 97
Blackburn with Darwen 110 Hambleton 97
Chester-le-Street 110 East Cambridgeshire 97
Dudley 109 Basingstoke and Deane 97
Nuneaton and Bedworth 109 Stafford 97
Telford and Wrekin 109 Derbyshire Dales 97
Salford 109 Cotswold 97
North Lincolnshire 109 Rother 97
Liverpool 109 Charnwood 97
Stevenage 109 North Wiltshire 97
Bolton 109 West Devon 97
Penwith 108 Huntingdonshire 97
Great Yarmouth 108 Stockport 97
Stockton-on-Tees 108 Tonbridge and Malling 97
Thurrock 108 North Dorset 97
Boston 108 Lancaster 96
North Tyneside 108 Kennet 96
Erewash 108 Maldon 96
North East Derbyshire 108 Daventry 96
Carlisle 108 New Forest 96
Waveney 107 Mid Bedfordshire 96
Ellesmere Port and Neston 107 Test Valley 96
Birmingham 107 Southend-on-Sea 96
Rossendale 107 Rochford 96
Bradford 107 Colchester 96
Peterborough 107 Solihull 96
Amber Valley 107 Bedford 96
Kirklees 107 Congleton 96
Fenland 107 Salisbury 96
Redditch 107 West Oxfordshire 95
Luton 107 Bristol, City of 95
Derby 106 Lewes 95
Calderdale 106 York 95
Newcastle-under-Lyme 106 Oadby and Wigston 95
Isles of Scilly 106 Welwyn Hatfield 95
Crawley 106 Maidstone 95
Gosport 106 Exeter 95
Bassetlaw 106 Bracknell Forest 95
Restormel 106 Trafford 95
Newark and Sherwood 106 North Somerset 95
Leicester 106 North Hertfordshire 94
Darlington 106 Worthing 94
Ipswich 106 Fareham 94
Swale 106 Watford 94
Lincoln 106 Chichester 94
Kerrier 106 Chester 94
Wellingborough 106 Aylesbury Vale 94
North Warwickshire 106 Greenwich 94
Basildon 105 Spelthorne 94
Blackpool 105 South Northamptonshire 94
Medway 105 Bournemouth 94
East Staffordshire 105 Malvern Hills 94
North West Leicestershire 105 Dacorum 94
Havant 105 Canterbury 94
Coventry 105 Castle Morpeth 93
North Cornwall 105 Waltham Forest 93
Kettering 105 Chelmsford 93
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 105 Harborough 93
Breckland 105 Hillingdon 93
Nottingham 105 Fylde 93
Sheffield 105 Stratford-on-Avon 92
Torbay 105 Epping Forest 92
South Holland 104 East Hampshire 91
Plymouth 104 Wealden 91
Manchester 104 West Berkshire 91
Scarborough 104 Harrogate 91
North Norfolk 104 South Cambridgeshire 91
Gloucester 104 Hertsmere 91
Forest of Dean 104 Bath and North East Somerset 91
Thanet 104 Warwick 90
Wyre Forest 104 East Dorset 90
Wirral 104 Hounslow 90
East Lindsey 104 Vale of White Horse 90
Caradon 104 Wycombe 90
Newcastle upon Tyne 104 Cheltenham 90
Oswestry 104 Reading 90
West Lindsey 103 Enfield 89
South Derbyshire 103 Three Rivers 89
Gravesham 103 Sevenoaks 89
North Devon 103 East Hertfordshire 89
Dover 103 Lewisham 89
West Somerset 103 South Oxfordshire 89
Staffordshire Moorlands 103 Macclesfield 89
Alnwick 103 Rutland 89
South Ribble 103 Rushcliffe 88
Forest Heath 103 Horsham 88
Isle of Wight 103 Tunbridge Wells 88
Swindon 103 Croydon 88
Crewe and Nantwich 103 Sutton 88
Sefton 103 Uttlesford 88
West Lancashire 103 Redbridge 87
Sedgemoor 102 Mid Sussex 87
Dartford 102 Reigate and Banstead 87
Purbeck 102 Woking 86
Bury 102 Runnymede 86
Milton Keynes 102 Brighton and Hove 86
Preston 102 Hart 85
Hinckley and Bosworth 102 Brentwood 85
Chorley 102 Winchester 85
South Somerset 102 Tower Hamlets 85
Hastings 102 Bromley 85
Tendring 102 Brent 85
Mid Devon 102 Guildford 84
Gedling 102 Tandridge 84
Northampton 102 Merton 84
Leeds 102 Surrey Heath 84
Adur 101 Windsor and Maidenhead 83
Mendip 101 Epsom and Ewell 83
Braintree 101 Hackney 83
Shepway 101 Wokingham 83
East Northamptonshire 101 Haringey 82
Norwich 101 Waverley 82
Torridge 101 Oxford 82
Selby 101 Harrow 82
Ashford 101 Ealing 82
Carrick 101 Mole Valley 82
Slough 101 St. Albans 82
High Peak 101 Southwark 82
Herefordshire 101 Cambridge 82
Ryedale 101 Chiltern 80
Warrington 101 South Bucks 80
Weymouth and Portland 101 Kingston upon Thames 78
South Lakeland 101 Elmbridge 78
St. Edmundsbury 101 Lambeth 77
Melton 101 Barnet 76
West Wiltshire 101 Islington 76
North Kesteven 101 Richmond upon Thames 72
South Hams 100 Wandsworth 71
Vale Royal 100 Hammersmith and Fulham 70
Eden 100 Camden 68
Rugby 100 Westminster 64
South Kesteven 100 Kensington and Chelsea 63
Broxtowe 100

Check out the report at Dr Fosters Intelligence Web Site
http://www.drfosterintelligence.co.uk/newsPublications/article.asp?artic...

http://www.drfoster.co.uk/library/reports/obesityManagement.pdf

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Steve's picture

Web Monkey I always find it

Submitted by Steve on Thu, 2008/08/28 - 22:23.

Web Monkey I always find it amusing that some of my friends have all the latest labour saving devices and then pay a small fortune to join a gym to keep fit. Tips use a hand mower, get shears instead of electric hedge clippers wash the car yourself. Easy to keep fit if you want to.

Web Monkey's picture

I've lost a stone and a half

Submitted by Web Monkey on Thu, 2008/08/28 - 23:49.

I've lost a stone and a half by stopping drinking any where near as much, and starting football again.

With the odd trip to the gym, but thats only because the gym is 6 miles away.

popeye's picture

WM if you want the odd

Submitted by popeye on Thu, 2008/08/28 - 23:55.

WM if you want the odd boost i coach alsager u18's every Tues and Thursday at 6pm you would be welcome for a lift and training, but i can assure you chasing 18 yr olds is not much fun..........

Gordy

Web Monkey's picture

We were low on players a few

Submitted by Web Monkey on Fri, 2008/08/29 - 00:07.

We were low on players a few mondays ago and asked some 16 years if they fancied a game.

Talk about running rings. I'm only 33 but I felt about 103. I'll take you up on your offer, but not just yet, need more training, don't want to make a complete tit of myself.

Talking of coaching - do you have any tips for a very talented 21 month old boy, who can kick with both left and right foot? Liam goes soccer tots and is learning some basics, kicks the ball around the house like it's an extension to his foot, he's done it since he could walk.

He's just come out of a phase saying everything is Liams which was quite funny, as it put a dampener on our little games of pass. Luckerly he's coming out of that now.playing pass.

But long term, any suggestions. I don't want to pressurise him just yet, but he has fun kicking.

janet-k's picture

To change the subject from

Submitted by janet-k on Sat, 2008/08/30 - 10:49.

To change the subject from football, has anyone else noticed that the lowest rated places on the list are in those areas that typically are inhabited by more wealthy people who have more time and money to worry about their appearance and pay for gym memberships/plastic surgery?????

Mrs Bucket's picture

Personally I have just

Submitted by Mrs Bucket on Sun, 2008/09/07 - 14:22.

Personally
I have just joined the gym and for me it was the best thing I have done at my time of life. Obviously I have reached a famous 0 birthday. If you would have told me that after 5 weeks I would be pushing weights about 1/2 that of my bodyweight I wouldnt have believed you. I feel more alert, ready for the day. Yes I agree you can always find something at home to strengthen yourself but it is good to push yourself a bit more. I have had a personal trainer and what a difference it has made. Rolling On The Floor

Web Monkey's picture

Obese Midlanders problem

Submitted by Web Monkey on Mon, 2008/11/17 - 14:53.

Obese Midlanders problem tackled

There are more obese women in the West Midlands than the rest of the UK.

Health experts are meeting in Birmingham to discuss the problem of obesity in the West Midlands.

Twenty-nine per cent of women in the region are obese - the highest rate in the country - while 70% of men are predicted to be obese by 2050.

The Department of Health figures show 31% of Stoke-on-Trent adults and 19% of Telford and Wrekin children are obese.
In Worcester, 48% of those aged 16 or over take less than 30 minutes exercise each week.

The problem was being discussed at a conference at the Botanical Gardens, in Birmingham, on Monday.
It has been organised by Living Well West Midlands, a Lottery-funded programme supported by the West Midlands Regional Assembly.

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