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A graph titled ‘Obesity and overweight prevalence, and government obesity strategies, England 1990–2020’. The x-axis shows years going up in 5-year increments from 1990 to 2020. The y-axis is labelled ‘Prevalence of obesity and overweight (%)’ and it goes up in intervals of ten from zero to 80. The graph shows three sets of statistics, for men, women and children aged 2–15. These three sets of statistics are plotted on the graph. Each line runs upwards from left to right. The line for men lies the lowest, starting at about 25 per cent, peaking in around 2004 and ending on about 27 per cent. The line for women starts at just under 50 per cent and peaks around 2017, ending at about 60 per cent. The line for children starts at around 57 per cent and ends at around 67 per cent, with peaks and troughs in between. Marked on the graph are the changes of government: a Conservative government 1990 to 1997, a Labour government 1997 to 2010, a coalition government 2010 to 2015 and a Conservative government from 2015 onwards. Also marked on the graph are the obesity strategies brought in by different governments. They are as follows: 1992: Health of the nation, 1999: Saving lives: our healthier nation, 1999: Reducing health inequalities, 2004: Choosing health, 2005: Choosing activity, 2005: Choosing a better diet, 2008: Food matters, 2008: Healthy weight, healthy lives, 2010: Healthy lives, healthy people, 2011: A call to action on obesity in England, 2016: Childhood obesity: a plan for action, 2018: Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 2, 2019: Childhood obesity: a plan for action, chapter 3, 2020: Tackling obesity.