Adults with Learning Difficulties are:

• 70% overweight [general population is 50%]
• 30% obese [particularly in women]
• Have a higher incidence of:-
  • cancers
  • CHD
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Stroke
  • Social isolation
  • Depression
  • Skin infections
• And
• Adults with Learning Difficulties are twice as likely to develop Diabetes in comparison with the general population

An Impossible Task?