Just like in the US, the prevalence of obesity has increased tremendously in the UK over the past years. Indeed, a significant proportion of UK population is overweight and a good fraction of this experiences the subsequent obesity issues. The UK government recently reported that about 61.9 percent of the adult population and 28 percent of children are faced with overweight issues. Of this population, 41 percent of men and 33 percent of women have obesity. Ries, Rachul and Caulfield (2011) reported that in England, the incidence of obesity has increased from 14.9 percent to 24.9 percent in the period between 1993 and 2013. While this is the case, the speed at which the rate of obesity increases has gone down since 2001. However, the prevalence …show more content…
It has done this in three major ways. One of these is encouraging individuals to eat the right amount of calories (NHS, 2015). Through its various agencies, the UK government indicates that men typically need about 2,500kcal each day in order to maintain a body weight that is considered healthy. For the case of women, they require 2,000kcal each day to remain healthy with regard to body weight. However, the government advices that individuals involved in intensive physical work or those who are excessively active may take an extra 300kcal per day (NHS, …show more content…
This is an English public health program designed to assist not only families but also middle-aged adults to make small, sustainable, but significant improvements to their dietary, physical and alcohol consumption habits. The program advices the target group to follow five critical behaviors. These includes eating five portions of vegetable and fruit on a daily basis, watching salt content in foods, cutting back the fat, swapping sugar, choosing to take less alcohol, and taking a walk daily. All these practices can effectively help a person to attain and maintain a healthy weight if followed to the letter (NHS,