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An infographic displaying results for adults in various weight categories, highlighting that most adults in England are either overweight or obese. At the top of panel is text that reads: ‘In England, men are more likely to have a body mass index measurement above normal than women.’ Underneath this text is a bar chart showing data categorised by ‘women’ and ‘men’. For women, 41 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 32 per cent are overweight and 26 per cent are obese. For men, 31 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 43 per cent are overweight and 25 per cent are obese. Panel two has text at the top which reads: ‘Around three quarters of those ages 45–74 are overweight or obese’. Underneath this a bar chart shows the following data: Among those aged 16–24, 72 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 20 per cent are overweight and 8 per cent are obese. Among those aged 25–34, 41 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 35 per cent are overweight and 24 per cent are obese. Among those aged 35–44, 34 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 39 per cent are overweight and 27 per cent are obese. Among those aged 45–54, 27 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 43 per cent are overweight and 30 per cent are obese. Among those aged 55–64, 28 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 40 per cent are overweight and 32 per cent are obese. Among those aged 65–74, 27 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 42 per cent are overweight and 26 per cent are obese. Among those aged 75+, 31 per cent are neither obese nor overweight, 43 per cent are overweight and 26 per cent are obese. Panel three has the heading ‘Obesity levels increased from 15 per cent in 1993 to 28 per cent in 2019’ above a line graph showing that the percentage of people who were overweight or obese rose from 53 per cent in 1993 to 64 per cent in 2019 and that the percentage of people who were obese rose from 15 per cent in 1993 to 28 per cent in 2019. Panel four has the heading ‘One in ten children is obese by age 5, rising to 23 per cent by age 11.’ A bar chart shows that at age 4–5, 10.3 per cent of boys are obese and 12.2 per cent are overweight. For girls at the same age, 9.9 per cent are obese and 12.1 per cent are overweight. For boys aged 10–11, 26.4 per cent are obese and 14.3 per cent are overweight. For girls aged 10–11, 20.4 per cent are obese and 14.3 per cent are overweight. Panel five has the heading ‘Deprived children are more likely to be obese, and the gap has widened.’ Underneath, a bar chart shows the following data: For children aged 4–5 in the most deprived areas, obesity was 12 per cent in 2006/07 and 14 per cent in 2021/22. In the least deprived areas, obesity was 8 per cent in 2006/07 and 6 per cent in 2021/22. For children aged 10–11 in the most deprived areas, obesity was 21 per cent in 2006/07 and 31 per cent in 2021/22. In the least deprived areas, obesity was 13 per cent in 2006/07 and 14 per cent in 2021/22.