Average GDP tends to be lower in areas of England with high proportions of overweight and obese people

Local council areas in England (excl London) by % overweight/obese and GDP per head

£70,000 GDP

Slough

Milton Keynes

50,000

Fifth of areas with the highest % of overweight people shown in red

Bristol

Stockton-on-Tees

Knowsley

30,000

Thurrock

Hartlepool

Torbay

South Tyneside

Tameside

Wigan

10,000

55%

overweight or obese

60

65

70

75

Local council areas in England (excl London) by % overweight/obese and GDP per head

£70,000 GDP

Slough

60,000

Milton Keynes

50,000

Fifth of council areas with the highest percentage of overweight people shown in red

40,000

Bristol

Knowsley

Stockton-on-Tees

30,000

Thurrock

Gateshead

20,000

Hartlepool

Torbay

South Tyneside

Tameside

Wigan

10,000

55%

overweight or obese

60

65

70

75

80