Adults living in the most deprived area of Merseyside are more likely to be obese than people from anywhere else in the country - as diabetes soars among the under-40s.
NHS data shows that Knowsley has the highest proportion of obesity among adults in England, with a shocking two in five people over the age of 18 (40.3%) classed as obese.
The data also shows that almost three-quarters of the adult population of Knowsley (74.0%) were either overweight or obese in the year ending March 2021.
