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18 July 2026 23:58 (UTC+04:00)
Ulviyya Poladova
More than 600,000 people in the United Kingdom are unable to
work because of overweight and obesity-related health problems,
AzerNEWS reports, citing The Telegraph
The findings are based on a study conducted by researchers at
the University of York, who analyzed data from more than 284,000
volunteers. The research drew on information from the UK Biobank,
the country’s largest medical database
According to the information, more than 15 million people in the
UK are overweight, and around 4% of them are unable to continue
working specifically because of obesity
The study also found that men are more likely than women to
leave the workforce due to excess weight
Researchers warned that rising obesity rates could place an even
greater financial burden on the UK economy. The report noted that
employees diagnosed with obesity take twice as much sick leave as
those with a healthy weight, highlighting the growing impact of
obesity on productivity and the labor market
The Government has announced pilot schemes in which the
unemployed will be given weight-loss jabs to get more people back
to work
Researchers have previously found that obese workers are twice
as likely to take time off sick as those of a healthy weight
because of health problems arising from their size
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