A shocking Gateshead health report reveals that more 70% of adults are overweight or obese.
Seven in 10 adults are carrying excess weight in the borough, in comparison to the national average of 62.8%.
A report, delivered to councillors on Friday morning, also shows that a quarter of year six children (24.9%) are also obese or "severely obese". Gateshead has also seen a year-on-year increase, since 2009, of 5.8% of GP patients diagnosed with diabetes.
