Childhood Obesity Statistics UK: 2026 Facts, Data & Key Insights
England’s 2024/25 NCMP found obesity in 22.2% of Year 6 and 10.5% of Reception children. Deprivation, diet and current school food policy explained.
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England’s 2024/25 NCMP found obesity in 22.2% of Year 6 and 10.5% of Reception children. Deprivation, diet and current school food policy explained.
Read more →Trussell distributed 2.645 million UK emergency food parcels in calendar year 2025. Latest parcel counts, household survey findings and their limits.
Read more →Food delivery survey statistics for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with clearly dated usage figures and current delivery food safety guidance.
Read more →UK food CPI inflation was 1.3% in August 2026. Prices were 40.3% above November 2020; see the dates, calculation and household expenditure context.
Read more →WRAP’s 10.2 million tonne UK food waste estimate combines different sector years. Household costs, edible waste, redistribution and current collection rules.
Read more →The Health Survey for England 2024 estimates 30% adult obesity and 66% overweight including obesity. Definitions, trends and health context.
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England’s QOF recorded 4.238 million people aged 17+ with diabetes in 2025/26, across diabetes types. Diet, complications and remission evidence.
Read more →DWP estimates 9% of UK households had low or very low food security in 2024/25. Food affordability, school meal eligibility and safe food access.
Read more →Official restaurant-sector context: UK catering value, Great Britain employment, eating-out expenditure and current food safety requirements.
Read more →UK ultra-processed food research: dated diet estimates, the 2025 SACN review and the difference between association and causation.
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