Weighing up the matter

There's a useful systematic review of the literature on the relationship between socioeconomic inequalities and adult obesity in BMC Public Health. The National Obesity Observatory also gathers together the data and evidence on socioeconomic status and adult and child obesity. The BERTIE project (Babies and Early Years Risk - Trying to Implement the Evidence) aimed to develop a simple evidence based means to identify babies at risk of later obesity. The study found that parental obesity, weight centile, infant weight gain and smoking in pregnancy are the most important factors. Tower Hamlets Healthy Borough Programme documents its progress towards tackling the social and environmental causes of obesity in the area.