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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Aged 16 and over with valid height and weight measurements			2014/2016 combined
Frequency of consumption of foods and drinks high in sugar and/or fat	Underweight/ Normal weight	Overweight	Obese / Morbidly obese
	%	%	%
Men
Sweets or chocolates once a day or more	33	29	25
Biscuits once a day or more	36	31	30
Cakes 2+ times a week	35	37	29
Ice-cream once a week or more	27	30	34
Non-diet soft drinks once a day or more	32	23	24
Sugary foods / drinks once a day or more^a	79	76	72
Women
Sweets or chocolates once a day or more	29	26	24
Biscuits once a day or more	24	28	27
Cakes 2+ times a week	32	35	30
Ice-cream once a week or more	21	27	25
Non-diet soft drinks once a day or more	20	18	24
Sugary foods / drinks once a day or more^a	71	71	68
All adults
Sweets or chocolates once a day or more	31	27	25
Biscuits once a day or more	29	30	28
Cakes 2+ times a week	33	37	29
Ice-cream once a week or more	24	29	29
Non-diet soft drinks once a day or more	25	21	24
Sugary foods / drinks once a day or more^a	75	74	70
Bases (weighted):
Men	521	735	455
Women	710	577	494
All adults	1231	1312	949
Bases (unweighted):
Men	436	712	437
Women	705	636	565
All adults	1141	1348	1002

a Sugary snacks include sweets or chocolates, biscuits, cakes, ice cream and non-diet soft drinks

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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