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Women living in poverty hit worst by obesity crisis, report finds

King’s Fund warns tackling inequality is vital to reverse increasing obesity in deprived areas – damaging life chances particularly for women and children

Obesity is fast becoming “a disease of England’s poorest people”, putting them at higher risk of dying from the biggest killer diseases, a new report from the King’s Fund warns.

There is a stark and widening gap between the number of people from deprived families who are dangerously overweight and those from better-off backgrounds, and the difference is particularly pronounced among women, the thinktank says.

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