This map shows what percentage of people are obese where you live.
The map covers every local authority in Wales.
According to the data, Blaenau Gwent has the highest percentage of obese people, with 29% while Ceredigion had the lowest with 17% - which also puts it in the 20 least obese areas in the UK.
The map shows a high percentage of obese people living in the South Wales Valleys and around, with 27% of people in RCT, 28% in Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly and 23% of people in Bridgend being classed as obese.
Here's the map:
Figures in Cardiff were lower at 19%, while 21% of people in Swansea and 24% in Carmarthenshire were said to be obese.
Wrexham is the obesity capital of North Wales, with the map showing 24% of adults there classed as obese.
The data is from the most recent Welsh Health Survey.
According to the survey of 14,000 adults and 3,000 children, 58% of adults were still classified as overweight or obese, and 22% were obese .
The survey showed a continued decline in the proportion of people in Wales who smoke to 20%.
Other findings in the survey included:
- 40% of adults reported drinking above the guidelines on at least one day in the past week, including 24% who reported drinking more than twice the daily guidelines (sometimes termed binge drinking). However, people do not necessarily drink at these levels regularly.
- 32% of adults reported eating five or more portions of fruit and vegetables the previous day.
- 31% of adults reported being physically active on 5 or more days in the past week(1) and 34% on 0 days.
- 50% of adults reported currently being treated for an illness such as 20% of adults currently being treated for high blood pressure, 13% for a respiratory illness, 12% for arthritis, 12% for a mental illness, 9% for a heart condition and 7% for diabetes.
- 33% of adults reported that their day-to-day activities were limited because of a health problem/disability, including 15% who were limited a lot.
What is obesity?
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.
It is often caused by excessive consumption of sugar which converts to fat. This fat is stored within our bodies, transpiring into weight gain.
There are various different methods that can be used to measure obesity, with the most common method being the BMI scale.
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BMI, which stands for Body Mass Index, is a statistical measurement which can be used to assess whether your weight is healthy for your age and height.
A healthy BM I ranges from 18.5-24.9. A BMI of 25.0-29.9 indicates that you are overweight and anything over 30.0 suggests that you are obese.
What are the effects of obesity?
Obesity can lead to many other health issues.
Some consequential conditions include heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, some cancers, gall bladder disease, gout, breathing problems and osteoarthritis, just to name a few.
Obesity can also leads to diabetes where there is an 80-85% risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to the added fat around the abdomen.
It has also been linked to a number of mental health issues.
see-http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/how-fat-you-live-map-11201553
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