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Shetlands top in 'fat map' survey

A new "fat map" of the UK has identified the Shetland Isles as having the highest proportion of obese people in the country.

According to the research, 15.5% of patients registered with GPs in the islands are obese.

Other areas of the UK where levels were found to be high are parts of Wales and the north east of England.

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