British women are the most obese of all women in Europe. A new study has revealed that 23.9% off British women are obese.
It was also found that 16.6% of 16-24 year old women in the UK are severely overweight. British men came in at second place behind Malta with 22.1% being classed as obese.
The research was based on body mass index (BMI) readings where a BMI of between 18.5 and 24.9 is classed as healthy, while a measurement above 25 is overweight and one more than 30 indicates obesity
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