HC Deb 22 January 1997 vol 288 c668W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of(a) men and (b) women aged 16 to 64 years his Department assessed to be obese in (i) 1993 and (ii) 1994. [12057]

Mr. Horam

In the Health Survey for England 13 per cent. of men and 16 per cent. of women aged 16 to 64 were classified as obese—defined as a body mass index of over 30kg/m2—both in 1993 and in 1994.