Inverclyde obesity rates among the lowest in Scotland

Health experts at digital health service Now Patient have examined the percentage of adults classified as overweight across the UK to find the areas with the highest and lowest rates.

The Inverclyde figure was roughly in line with the Scottish average of 65 per cent.

The Scottish lowest prevalence list was topped by Edinburgh on 53 per cent, followed by Aberdeen City on 59 per cent and East Dunbartonshire on 60 per cent.

Inverclyde tied for sixth with three other areas (Image: Now Patient)

Glasgow City and Dundee City came fourth and fifth on 61 and 63 per cents, respectively, with Inverclyde tying with East Renfrewshire and Falkirk on 64 per cent.

The top ten is completed by the Scottish Borders and Stirling which have a prevalence of 65 per cent.

On the other end of the spectrum, the areas with the highest prevalence were East Ayrshire and the Orkney Islands – where 75 per cent of adults are classed as overweight.

East Ayrshire and Orkney had the highest prevalence (Image: Now Patient)

In England, Thurrock in Essex was found to have the highest prevalence at 76.3 per cent, with the Welsh list being topped by Blaenau Gwent – the birthplace of NHS founder Nye Bevin – on 79.9 per cent.