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Obesity is still a major problem for many people in Scotland, with a growing number of children being classed as overweight, new figures have shown.
The 2011 Scottish Health Survey results showed that obesity "has increased significantly since 1995" but remained broadly stable since 2008.
Growing obesity was also highlighted in a separate Glasgow University report.
It found waistlines had become bigger in the past 10 years while average muscle mass among Scots had fallen.
The latest Scottish Health Survey is the seventh such report to be produced since 1995.
Three quarters of adults (76%) who responded in 2001 described their health as "good" or "very good".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19713671
The 2011 Scottish Health Survey results showed that obesity "has increased significantly since 1995" but remained broadly stable since 2008.
Growing obesity was also highlighted in a separate Glasgow University report.
It found waistlines had become bigger in the past 10 years while average muscle mass among Scots had fallen.
The latest Scottish Health Survey is the seventh such report to be produced since 1995.
Three quarters of adults (76%) who responded in 2001 described their health as "good" or "very good".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19713671