FM 021
Object
Further Proposed Modifications to the North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011- 2031
Representation ID: 8516
Received: 19/05/2021
Respondent: Green Party
A jump from 19% to 58% adult obesity in 5 years does not seem realistic. One or both sets of statistics seem unreliable. Further my own research suggests the figure is 20.1% (for Hertfordshire as a whole, see URL below) and my empirical observation in North Herts would support that figure.
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme/data#page/0/gid/8000011/pat/6/par/E12000006/ati/302/iid/90316/age/200/sex/4/cid/4/tbm/1
Please review these statistics.
A jump from 19% to 58% adult obesity in 5 years does not seem realistic. One or both sets of statistics seem unreliable. Further my own research suggests the figure is 20.1% (for Hertfordshire as a whole, see URL below) and my empirical observation in North Herts would support that figure.
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme/data#page/0/gid/8000011/pat/6/par/E12000006/ati/302/iid/90316/age/200/sex/4/cid/4/tbm/1
Please review these statistics.