The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said in its new health report that Britain is the fattest of all Western European countries, with 63 percent of its adult population under normal weight. is more
According to the organization, Britain is the sixth most obese country in a list of the 35 richest countries.
The organisation’s ‘Health at a Glance’ report said the rise in alcohol consumption among young people in the UK was also a concern, but the average health and average age of the country’s population as a whole had not changed.
Obesity rates have increased in the UK and 27% of people in the country now have a BMI of over 30%, according to the Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fatness and health. The OECD’s own average is 19 percent.
According to the BMI scale, people with a BMI between 25 and 30 are considered obese.
According to the OECD, Britain is among the five countries where obesity rates have risen steadily since the 1990s, rising by 92% in that period.
In the report, the organization praised the British government for taking new measures to tackle obesity in the country, but said more needed to be done.
Other OECD countries have taken steps to tackle rising obesity rates, with Australia and Canada reducing the rate, but the lowest rate among countries in Japan, with only four Percentage of people have a BMI between 25 and 30.
According to the report, the United Kingdom has been able to perform better in reducing obesity rates among children.