Experts say more cases of obesity should be treated The number of people admitted to hospital in England for obesity-related reasons rose by more than 30% last year.But NHS statistics also show the increase in obesity rates in adults seen in recent years may be flattening out.
Experts believe it is too early to say if rates of obesity are now decreasing.
The health watchdog NICE recently advised that more cases of serious obesity should be treated in hospital.
There has also been a change in the way hospital procedures are recorded, meaning more obesity-related operations make their way into the statistics.
The number of weight-loss hospital procedures (bariatric operations) carried out in England rose by 70%, from just over 4,200 in 2008/09 to just over 7,200 in 2009/10.
Eighty per cent of these operations were carried out on women, and more were carried out in the East Midlands and London than any other regions.
Downward trend?The report by the NHS Information Centre estimates that between 2008 and 2009, the percentage of obese men fell from 24% to 22%, while in women the figure went from 25% to 24%.
Continue reading the main story"Hospital admissions in the last financial year topped 10,000 for the first time”End Quote Tim Straughan, NHS Information Centre chief executive The fall is not regarded as being statistically significant and more data from future years will be needed to see if a downward trend in obesity levels is developing.
NHS Information Centre chief executive Tim Straughan said the figures show the number of hospital admissions, procedures and prescriptions related to obesity are continuing to increase in England.
"Hospital admissions in the last financial year topped 10,000 for the first time, while bariatric procedures passed 7,000.
"This report brings together different strands of information to show how obesity impacts upon our society, both in the community and in our hospitals, and gives health professionals and policy makers a clearer picture of how this affects the health service and how it is changing over time."
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