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England has the highest levels of obesity in Europe and diabetes is on the rise, according to a review of public health.

Although some aspects of the nation’s wellbeing appear to have improved, the Department of Health’s report showed that alcohol-related hospital admissions and deaths from chronic liver disease are also on the up.

Public health minister Dawn Primarolo admitted "there is still a lot to do in tackling health inequalities".

"To address this we have already announced major improvements to GP services across the country - greater flexibility in opening times, and over 100 new GP practices in the 25 per cent of [primary care trusts] with the poorest provision," she commented.

The Health Profile of England follows Foresight’s warning last week that a quarter of children, 60 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women will be obese by 2050 if current levels continue.

Positive aspects of England’s health pinpointed by the report included an increase in life expectancy and a decline in deaths from cancer and circulatory disease.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at 3:06 pm and is filed under Diabetes, Obesity.