More adults in Shropshire are overweight than they are a healthy weight (67 per cent), while 32 per cent are obese – higher than the UK average.
People in Shropshire are being urged to share their views on a draft strategy to tackle the "relentless" rise in obesity levels in the county.It comes as figures have revealed that more adults in Shropshire are overweight than they are a healthy weight , while 32 per cent are obese – higher than the UK average.
The strategy's main objectives are to improve the county's wider food environment to promote healthier weight, to reduce inequalities and to enable a system that can support healthier weight. Access to and the affordability of healthy food is a key barrier to healthy diets, particularly for those on low-incomes, with 53 per cent of people saying they feel 'priced out' of buying healthy food.
Supporting prevention in early years is also a key strategy put across by the council, with the aim of providing support to pregnant people and their families, to help shape children's lifelong dietary habits.
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