IELTS WRITING _ TASK 1

The graphs below summarise the results of a survey carried out by the Department of Health about the overweight population in Britain with projections. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Sample:

The given three column graphs provide Brit populationwho suffer obesity with projection and obese children  by household type.

The first two graphs show a marked rise in obesity in Britain by 2010. The number of men who have a weight problem is estimated to be as high as 6.8 million in 2010, over 50% higher than in 2003. The increase in the women who have the same problem tends to be smaller, rising almost 30% from 4.7 million to 6 million.

In children, it is another picture. The survey suggests that girls who are overweight will see a greater increase during the period 2003-2010 to more than 900 thousand, 100 thousand more than boys who have the same problem, although in 2003, there were more boys than girls suffering obesity, over 700 thousand versus about 690 thousand.

As shown in the third graph, children in households where both parents are obese are twice as likely to be obese as those in households where one parent is obese    ( 12. 5%) and five times as those with parents having a healthy weight (5%).

Overall, UK’s obese population will grow in size, including both children and adults. While men are expected to outnumber women by 2010, girls will surpass boys. The children with at least one parent having a weight problem are more likely to be obese than those with parents having a healthy weight.