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| NHS obesity surgery 'on the rise' | NHS obesity surgery 'on the rise' |
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| The number of people in England having obesity surgery has risen by 40% in the last year, figures show. | The number of people in England having obesity surgery has risen by 40% in the last year, figures show. |
| The NHS Information Centre statistics revealed there were 2,724 operations, including stomach stapling and gastric bypasses to reduce stomach size. | The NHS Information Centre statistics revealed there were 2,724 operations, including stomach stapling and gastric bypasses to reduce stomach size. |
| Overall, hospital admissions in 2007-8 caused directly by obesity topped 5,000 once strokes and heart problems were included - a 30% rise. | Overall, hospital admissions in 2007-8 caused directly by obesity topped 5,000 once strokes and heart problems were included - a 30% rise. |
| One in four adults are obese, but only the most severe qualify for surgery. | One in four adults are obese, but only the most severe qualify for surgery. |
| The NHS just does not have the capacity and staff trained to deal with this Professor Philip James, of the International Association for the Study of Obesity | The NHS just does not have the capacity and staff trained to deal with this Professor Philip James, of the International Association for the Study of Obesity |
| However, hospitals have reported they are struggling to cope with demands from even the most obese. | However, hospitals have reported they are struggling to cope with demands from even the most obese. |
| Professor Philip James, of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, said: "The number of people being treated by hospitals for obesity-related problems are just a small fraction of those that are eligible. | Professor Philip James, of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, said: "The number of people being treated by hospitals for obesity-related problems are just a small fraction of those that are eligible. |
| "The NHS just does not have the capacity and staff trained to deal with this." | "The NHS just does not have the capacity and staff trained to deal with this." |
| Obesity has risen dramatically since the early 1990s. | Obesity has risen dramatically since the early 1990s. |
| Rising rates | Rising rates |
| In 1993, 16% of women and 13% of men were classed as obese, but by 2007 the figure stood at 24% for both. | In 1993, 16% of women and 13% of men were classed as obese, but by 2007 the figure stood at 24% for both. |
| Figures for children have also risen and now stand at just under a fifth. | Figures for children have also risen and now stand at just under a fifth. |
| The rising rates have prompted the government to launch a TV advertising campaign this year warning people about the risk of obesity and the links to cancer, diabetes and heart disease. | The rising rates have prompted the government to launch a TV advertising campaign this year warning people about the risk of obesity and the links to cancer, diabetes and heart disease. |
| The three-year initiative follows a Foresight report, published last year, which warned the government must act to stop Britain "sleepwalking" into a crisis. | The three-year initiative follows a Foresight report, published last year, which warned the government must act to stop Britain "sleepwalking" into a crisis. |
| The report, which was the largest UK study into obesity, backed by the government and compiled by 250 experts, said excess weight had become the norm in our "obesogenic" society. | The report, which was the largest UK study into obesity, backed by the government and compiled by 250 experts, said excess weight had become the norm in our "obesogenic" society. |
| The NHS Information Centre also revealed that the number of drugs prescribed to treat obesity rose by 16% to 1.23m. | The NHS Information Centre also revealed that the number of drugs prescribed to treat obesity rose by 16% to 1.23m. |
| Public health minister Dawn Primarolo said said obesity was the "biggest health challenge" facing the country. | |
| She said through the obesity campaign, the government was kick-starting a lifestyle revolution. | |
| But she added: "Guidance on obesity recommends that drugs and surgery should always be a last resort - a better diet and more exercise should be tried first." |