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Evidence has emerged of a "bulge generation" with a 300 per cent rise in the most extreme cases of obesity among adults in their twenties.
By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent
Published: 9:00PM BST 22 Aug 2009
Comment
Evidence has emerged of a âbulge generationâ with a 300 per cent rise in the most extreme cases of obesity among adults in their twenties.
Record numbers of people are being sent to hospital for weight-loss surgery or treatment for conditions directly triggered by their weight new Government figures have disclosed.
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With the sharpest rise among those aged 18 to 30, experts warned that âyesterdayâs teenagers,â brought up on junk food and binge drinking, were facing horrific consequences from lifestyles which had got out of control.
In five years, the total numbers of people admitted to hospital as a direct result of obesity rose by 190 per cent, with 5,056 admissions in 2007/8.
Among adults aged between 18 and 30, cases rose by 340 per cent, with 444 such admissions in 2007/2008, the figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show.
Around half of the patients were given bariatric surgery, involving gastric bands and stomach stapling.
The remainder were treated for conditions, such as severe back pain, which were directly linked to excess weight carried.
More than 800 children were admitted to hospital because of their weight, the figures showed, a rise of 34 per cent in five years.
Tam Fry, from charity the National Obesity Forum, warned that the extreme obesity seen in todayâs 18 - 30s was a consequence of poor lifestyle choices, which meant todayâs adolescents are likely to fare worse as they grow up.
Mr Fry said: âThis absolutely horrendous rise shows what happens as yesterdayâs adolescents bring their bad habits - junk food, lack of exercise, binge drinking - into adulthood.â
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb described the statistics as âutterly shockingâ. He said: âThese incredibly steep rises relate to the most extreme end of the obesity scale.
âThe pattern among young people is particularly alarming because of what it shows about the problem ahead â not just for the individuals involved, but for the NHS which will be bankrupted by the costs of obesity unless there is drastic action.â
International research shows the average child in the West is 9 lbs heavier than one who grew up in the 1970s, and consumes 350 calories more each day.
Data for this country shows that one in three children are overweight or obese by the time they start secondary school.
The new figures disclosed by the Department of Health show that in total, more than 14,320 âhospital bed daysâ were used by patients who were admitted because of their weight - an 84 per cent rise in five years.
Two thirds of those treated were women. Millions more were treated for conditions which can be exacerbated by weight gain, such as diabetes, or cardiac problems, but where obesity was not the primary diagnosis.
Toni Gross, aged 38, from the West Midlands, was admitted to hospital in Dudley twice for spinal injections to ease agonising back pain caused by significant weight gain in her late twenties.
At just 5ft tall, her 12 stone 8lbs weight made her not just obese, but on the threshold of morbid obesity by the age of 30.
Last June, her orthopaedic consultant said he was not prepared to continue with the treatment unless she lost weight.
She was referred to Weight Watchers classes on prescription, and lost three stone in just five months. The mother of two now works as a class leader for the diet group.
Mrs Gross said: âI had been overweight most of my life, but after the birth of my second child the weight just piled on.
"When the specialist told me that the only way I could cure my back pain, and stop needing the spinal injections was to lose weight, somehow it finally spurred me on.â
Government projections show that if current trends continue, nine out of 10 men will be overweight within 15 years, and at least half the population obese within 25 years.
The problem is forecast to cripple NHS resources, with spending linked to obesity predicted to triple in less than a decade, and to rise sevenfold by 2050.
Evidence has emerged of a "bulge generation" with a 300 per cent rise in the most extreme cases of obesity among adults in their twenties.
By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent
Published: 9:00PM BST 22 Aug 2009
Comment
Evidence has emerged of a âbulge generationâ with a 300 per cent rise in the most extreme cases of obesity among adults in their twenties.
Record numbers of people are being sent to hospital for weight-loss surgery or treatment for conditions directly triggered by their weight new Government figures have disclosed.
Related Articles
Obesity drug prescriptions rise
Millions spent on NHS consultants with Labour links
Fast food 'damages intelligence'
Britons 'too lazy to change channel'
Death rate among heart surgery patients is falling
More genes discovered that contribute to obesity in children
With the sharpest rise among those aged 18 to 30, experts warned that âyesterdayâs teenagers,â brought up on junk food and binge drinking, were facing horrific consequences from lifestyles which had got out of control.
In five years, the total numbers of people admitted to hospital as a direct result of obesity rose by 190 per cent, with 5,056 admissions in 2007/8.
Among adults aged between 18 and 30, cases rose by 340 per cent, with 444 such admissions in 2007/2008, the figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats show.
Around half of the patients were given bariatric surgery, involving gastric bands and stomach stapling.
The remainder were treated for conditions, such as severe back pain, which were directly linked to excess weight carried.
More than 800 children were admitted to hospital because of their weight, the figures showed, a rise of 34 per cent in five years.
Tam Fry, from charity the National Obesity Forum, warned that the extreme obesity seen in todayâs 18 - 30s was a consequence of poor lifestyle choices, which meant todayâs adolescents are likely to fare worse as they grow up.
Mr Fry said: âThis absolutely horrendous rise shows what happens as yesterdayâs adolescents bring their bad habits - junk food, lack of exercise, binge drinking - into adulthood.â
Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb described the statistics as âutterly shockingâ. He said: âThese incredibly steep rises relate to the most extreme end of the obesity scale.
âThe pattern among young people is particularly alarming because of what it shows about the problem ahead â not just for the individuals involved, but for the NHS which will be bankrupted by the costs of obesity unless there is drastic action.â
International research shows the average child in the West is 9 lbs heavier than one who grew up in the 1970s, and consumes 350 calories more each day.
Data for this country shows that one in three children are overweight or obese by the time they start secondary school.
The new figures disclosed by the Department of Health show that in total, more than 14,320 âhospital bed daysâ were used by patients who were admitted because of their weight - an 84 per cent rise in five years.
Two thirds of those treated were women. Millions more were treated for conditions which can be exacerbated by weight gain, such as diabetes, or cardiac problems, but where obesity was not the primary diagnosis.
Toni Gross, aged 38, from the West Midlands, was admitted to hospital in Dudley twice for spinal injections to ease agonising back pain caused by significant weight gain in her late twenties.
At just 5ft tall, her 12 stone 8lbs weight made her not just obese, but on the threshold of morbid obesity by the age of 30.
Last June, her orthopaedic consultant said he was not prepared to continue with the treatment unless she lost weight.
She was referred to Weight Watchers classes on prescription, and lost three stone in just five months. The mother of two now works as a class leader for the diet group.
Mrs Gross said: âI had been overweight most of my life, but after the birth of my second child the weight just piled on.
"When the specialist told me that the only way I could cure my back pain, and stop needing the spinal injections was to lose weight, somehow it finally spurred me on.â
Government projections show that if current trends continue, nine out of 10 men will be overweight within 15 years, and at least half the population obese within 25 years.
The problem is forecast to cripple NHS resources, with spending linked to obesity predicted to triple in less than a decade, and to rise sevenfold by 2050.
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This obesity epidemic is rather disgusting, We have the same problem here. I see it all the time.
Lesa
All this is happening when we are spending more money than ever before on healthcare and have extended the average life span. Technology has made our lifestyles too easy!
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