How much of the stalled mortality trends in Scotland and England can be attributed to obesity?

Objectives The rate of improvement in all-cause mortality rates has slowed in the UK since around 2012. While evidence suggests that UK Government ‘austerity’ policies have been largely responsible, it has been proposed that rising obesity may also have contributed. The aim here was to estimate this...

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Main Authors: David Walsh, Gerry McCartney, Elaine Tod, Kate Ann Levin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e067310.full