See It. Snap It. Send It
Text your news to 80360, start your message with KENEWS Click here for more... »
Cumbrians average in 'fat map'
2:30pm Thursday 28th August 2008
THE population of Cumbria is averagely obese according to a ‘fat map’ of Britain published yesterday.
The map shows Camden in London as having the lowest percentage of obese people (3.9 per cent) and Shetland with the highest (15.5 per cent).
Although Cumbria on the whole fares well in the fat stakes, a report by Dr Foster Research for the National Obesity Forum suggests that obesity is rising in all areas and is spreading from urban areas to rural communities.
Your sayYourCumbria
Add your comment
Register for a FREE The Westmorland Gazette account and you can have your say on today's news and sport by adding comments on articles we publish. The best comments may even get published in the paper.
Please register now or sign in below to continue.
In this section
- Dramatic fall in road deaths
- Police hunt armed robbers in Furness village
- A591 re-opened following accidents
- Free parking stimulates local economy
- First salvos fly in supermarket price wars
- Fell walker breaks leg on icy path
- A591 closed following three accidents
- Hospital says sorry for 99 year-old's nine hour A&E wait
- Cumbria proves top spot for filmmakers
- Teenager injured in hit-and-run
Sponsored Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
