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References

1.    Calculate your body mass index (BMI) - NHS - NHS

2.    Obesity profile: short statistical commentary, May 2025 - GOV.UK

3.    Obesity, physical activity and nutrition | Fingertips | Department of Health and Social Care

4.    Using the planning system to promote healthy weight environments

5.    https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/26/1/7/2467515

6.    Young adults at highest risk of weight gain | UCL News - UCL – University College London

7.    Obesity profile: short statistical commentary, May 2025 - GOV.UK

8.    Unevenly distributed: a systematic review of the health literature about socioeconomic inequalities in adult obesity in the United Kingdom | BMC Public Health | Full Text

9.    Socioeconomic disadvantage is linked to obesity across generations, UK study finds | The BMJ

10. https://academic.oup.com/jes/article/8/11/bvae176/7815057

11. The role of education in reducing health inequalities - Health Action Research Group

12. Unevenly distributed: a systematic review of the health literature about socioeconomic inequalities in adult obesity in the United Kingdom | BMC Public Health | Full Text

13. Obesity rates in minoritised ethnic groups

14. https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/42/1/98/5346731

15. Sexual orientation identity in relation to unhealthy body mass index: Individual participant data meta-analysis of 93 429 individuals from 12 UK health surveys - University of East Anglia

16. Why are poorer children at higher risk of obesity and overweight? A UK cohort study | European Journal of Public Health | Oxford Academic

17. POST-PN-0640.pdf

18. Supporting families with children most at risk of developing excess weight

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