Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are recorded as obese, by (a) age and (b) gender in the UK.
NHS Digital has advised that obesity data for children and adults in England by age and gender is available in the Health Survey for England. This information is attached.
This information can also be viewed at the following link:
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-for-england/2018