Obesity crisis in Wolverhampton as 70% overweight
With more than seven in ten people in Wolverhampton overweight or obese, health chiefs are calling on organisations to tackle the problem.
- Andy Bevan
Obesity tackled in Wolverhampton as 7 in 10 overweight
With almost seven out of ten people in Wolverhampton overweight or obese, health chiefs are calling for a city-wide effort to tackle the problem
The city's Public Health Annual Report recommends healthy eating and physical activity in schools and at work. The local council is offering various schemes to help people lose weight. Andy Bevan reports.
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