Question reference: S5W-35611
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 1 March 2021
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of including obesity as one of the indicators of health inequalities as part of its annual monitoring of measures to reduce inequalities across the country.
Answer
The annual Diet and Healthy Weight Monitoring Report publishes official statistics on obesity, measured against the obesity indicator framework, with reference to wider health inequalities. The most recent publication can be found here: Diet and healthy weight: monitoring report 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .
Diet and levels of obesity and overweight in adults and children are also measured annually as part of the Scottish Health Survey. This information is available at SIMD quintile.
Plans to meet to discuss the annual Long-term Monitoring of Health Inequalities report, including a review of indicators, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is hoped to restart again later in the year.