Less educated people are more likely to be overweight
A quarter of people aged 25 or older who have completed at most primary education are obese (severely overweight). This is 6 percent among university graduates. This is evident from the Lifestyle Monitor 2015, a partnership of, among others CBS, RIVM, Nutrition Center and Pharos Expertise Center
Less educated people are more likely to be overweight
The lower a person's level of education, the more often he or she is overweight. Of the least educated, people who have completed at most primary education, 65 percent are moderately or seriously overweight. This is 35 percent of the highest educated. This difference is greater in obesity; people with no more than primary education are more than four times more likely to be obese than those with a university education.
Whether a low level of education increases the risk of being overweight or obese, or vice versa, or whether both are the result of other factors cannot be determined on the basis of this study. Possibly even all three are true.
Older people in particular are often overweight
As people get older, the risk of being overweight increases. 4 percent of young people (20 to 12 years old) are overweight. From the age of 20, the proportion of overweight people increases; 6 out of 10 people aged 50 or older are overweight. The proportion of obese people also increases with age. From less than 5 percent among 4 to 20 year olds to about 17 percent among people over 40.
Education and age
There are relatively more elderly people among the lower educated than among the higher educated. Older people are also more likely to be overweight. When this age difference is taken into account, the lower educated are still more likely to be overweight than the higher educated.
Obesity has doubled since the 80s
Since 1981, the proportion of Dutch people aged 20 or older who are obese has more than doubled. The RIVM also reported last week, based on another study, that obesity is becoming more common. In the last decade, this trend seems to have leveled off somewhat. Obesity has also become more common among children and young people over the years. In 2015, the proportion of overweight and obese people in the Netherlands was comparable to one year previously.
Source: CBS
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For anyone who would like to know about obesity in the world, this is a nice article:
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)30054-X/fulltext
It looks at a large number of studies involving a total of 19,2 million people in 200 countries. The researchers have combined this data into an article that nicely shows the increase in obesity in the world. It shows that things are not too bad in the Netherlands and Thailand, but that the islands in the Pacific do have a major problem. All in all worrying!
Sincerely,
Willie
PS the article is written in scientific English.
I think a lot has to do with low education, less knowledge, being less interested, less income, less money to spend on good (more expensive) food. Lower self-esteem and less about, understanding the importance of still looking good physically. Within the group of friends many supporters of the snack shops, etc. It is all inextricably linked. So causal relationship.
For people with a higher level of education, there are other temptations that are worrisome, such as the urge for money, possessions and drugs. Often think appearance is important (can be function-oriented) and also do fitness because of availability through work or clubs, where the contribution fees are not a problem.
The elderly also often have less money available, especially if you retire as a Dutch citizen.
Age ailments that are responsible for the fact that movement is difficult or impossible to do. Temptations not to take in the right food and drink are from all ranks, but certainly also apply to the elderly who no longer want to be denied these kinds of pleasures.