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A comparison of UK figures for the same time period was produced in a report at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/opad10/Statistics_on_Obesity_Physical_Activity_and_Diet_England_2010.pdf

The findings included:

In 2008, almost a quarter of adults (24% of men and 25% of women aged 16 or over) in England were classified as obese (BMI 30kg/m2 or over).

These rates varied between different parts of England, with 28% of Females in the West Midlands being Obese down to 21% of Males in London being obese.

The averages for each are appear to be:

24.5% England
25.5% North East
23.5% North West
26.0% Yorkshire and The Humber
23.5% East Midlands
27.0% West Midlands
23.5% East of England
21.5% London
25.5% South East Coast
25.0% South Central
25.0% South West