Facts & Figures on Weight Loss Surgery
The following are a selection of key statistics about the epidemiology of obesity:
- 60.8% (30,075,270) of adults aged 16 and over are overweight/ obese and 24% (7,218,060) of these are obese
- 65.4% (19,565,130) of men and 56.5% (17,548,448) of women in the UK are overweight/obese
- In 2006/2007 there were 1890 bariatric surgeries performed: 80% (1512) on women and only 20% (378) of men despite there being a higher proportion of overweight men in England
- It is predicted that 9/10 adults will be overweight/ obese by 2050
- The cost of overweight/ obese patients to the NHS in 1998 was £500 million in contrast to £4.2 billion in 2007. This is forecasted to double by 2050
- In 1950, the average number of calories burnt per week on chores such as washing clothes and making the bed was 5775. By 2000, this had reduced to 846
- People with morbid obesity (BMI > 40) are 80 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes
- Girls living in overweight/ obese households are more than 3 times as likely to be overweight/ obese than those living in normal households
- 6.8% of all deaths in England in 2004 were obesity related
- 75% of people who diet put any weight lost back on within 2 to 3 years
- 10% weight loss reduces a person’s risk of developing an obesity related cancer by more than 40% and reduces the development of diabetes by 50%
Sources:
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Health Survey for England 2007 |
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World Health Organisation website |
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Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet- The information Centre, NHS website |
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National Obesity Forum |
| 5) |
Mann T, Tomiyama A, Westling E et al. Medicare’s search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer. Am Psychol 2007;62(3)220-233 |
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