Current figures suggest that one in five British children will be obese by the time they reach the final year of primary school. This statement comes from a survey conducted by the National Child Measurement Programme, which collected data based on more than one million school children. London was found to have the highest percentage of obese children, with 20% of final year pupils affected by the issue. The survey also noted that the problem was twice as acute in deprived areas, with 14% of four and five year olds in deprived area being obese, compared to only 6% in well-off areas. In comparison to the rising rates of obesity in children, the percentage of obese adults in the UK has fallen, currently standing at 23%.