§ Mr. Burstow:To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the adult population had a body mass index greater than 25 in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 1990. [141582]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson:Figures available from the Health Survey for England have been placed in the Library. For those adult respondents with a valid height and weight measurement from which the body mass index could be calculated, it gives, for England, the percentage with a body mass index (BMI) over 25 by sex for the period 1991 to 2001 and by Government Office Region and sex for the period 1998 to 2001. Figures are not available for 1990. Figures prior to 1998 are not available by Government Office Region.