More than a million people were admitted to hospital in England with conditions linked to obesity in a year - a huge 17 per cent rise in just 12 months.
Data released today by NHS Digital shows a sharp rise in the number of people admitted to hospital with obesity as a primary or secondary factor.
The figures were described as "shocking" by NHS England's medical director. Women accounted for almost two thirds of the hospital cases, while obesity admissions were twice as likely in the most deprived areas of the country compared to the least deprived.
A total of 1,022,000 hospital admissions overall had obesity as a primary or secondary factor, a 17 per cent rise on the 876,000 the year before.
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