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<p>Data on adult obesity and excess weight (overweight and obese) for Pendle district
are available from the ‘Local Health Profiles’ using data from the ‘Active People
Survey’ commissioned by Sport England. The data are only available for 2012 and are
presented as a total figure for males and females. This data is not collected by parliamentary
constituency. The following data are for the area of Pendle district.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Excess weight defined as the proportion of the adult population who
are overweight or obese for Pendle district in 2012 was 67.7% (England 63.8%).</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of the adult population in Pendle district classified
as obese in 2012 was 25.3% (England 23.0%).</p><p> </p>
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