Table of Contents
Issues in the Market
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- Methodology
- Abbreviations
Future Opportunities
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- Looking for a quick fix
- Shortcuts required
- It’s a family affair
- Balancing trick
- Back to basics
Report Summary
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- Rise of self-diagnostics
- Weighting game
- Employer involvement
- The overseas perspective
The European Perspective
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- Key points
- Health complaints
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- Figure 1: Trends in selected complaints suffered from in the last 12 months – France, 2001-10
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- Figure 2: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 12 months – Germany, 2001-10
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- Figure 3: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 12 months – Spain, 2001-10
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- Figure 4: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 12 months – GB, 2001-10
- High blood pressure common for all countries
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- Figure 5: Diseases suffered from, 2010
- Information on health
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- Figure 6: Sources used for information, advice or diagnosis in the last 12 months, 2010
- Course of treatment
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- Figure 7: Health habits, 2010
- Purchase of pharmaceuticals
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- Figure 8: Trends in shopping for non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemist products – France, 2001-10
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- Figure 9: Trends in shopping for non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemist products – Germany, 2001-10
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- Figure 10: Trends in shopping for non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemist products – Spain, 2001-10
- Figure 11: Trends in shopping for non-prescription pharmaceuticals and chemist products – GB, 2001-10
- Weighty issues
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- Figure 12: Trends in trying to lose weight – France, Germany and GB, 2001-10
- Frequency of exercise
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- Figure 13: Days a week exercised to the point where felt at least slightly out of breath – GB, 2010
- Figure 14: Duration of exercise – GB, 2010
- Places to exercise
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- Figure 15: Visited a leisure centre, gym or health club in the last 12 months, 2010
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- Figure 16: Types of leisure centre, gym or health club visited in the last 12 months – Germany, 2010
- Figure 17: Types of leisure centre, gym or health club visited in the last 12 months – Spain, 2010
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- Figure 18: Types of leisure centre, gym or health club visited in the last 12 months – GB, 2010
- Frequency
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- Figure 19: Frequency of visiting a leisure centre, gym or health club in the last 12 months, 2010
- European attitudes to health
- France
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- Figure 20: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements – France, 2001-10
- Germany
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- Figure 21: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements – Germany, 2001-10
- Spain
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- Figure 22: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements – Spain, 2001-10
- Britain
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- Figure 23: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements – GB, 2001-10
The US Perspective
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- Key points
- Exercise habits
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- Figure 24: Strenuous exercise, July 2009-September 2010
- Figure 25: Places of exercise, July 2009-September 2010
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- Figure 26: Frequency of exercise, July 2009-September 2010
- Eating habits
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- Figure 27: Lifestyle statements, July 2009-September 2010
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- Figure 28: Dieting habits, July 2009-September 2010
- Figure 29: Reasons for dieting, July 2009-September 2010
- Health
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- Figure 30: Health conditions, July 2009-September 2010
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- Figure 31: Professionals consulted with for any ailments, July 2009-September 2010
Children’s Healthy Lifestyles
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- Key points
- Swimming makes a splash with 7-14-year-olds
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- Figure 32: Trends in sports liked best, 2001-10
- Activity levels falling amongst 11-14-year-olds
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- Figure 33: Trends in frequency of playing sports liked best, 2001-10
- Trampolining sees big jump
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- Figure 34: Trends in sports played, 2001-10
- Children watching more sport
- Television
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- Figure 35: Trends in sports watched on TV, 2001-10
- Internet
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- Figure 36: Sports looked up on the internet, 2010
- The role of the school in children’s exercise habits
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- Figure 37: Where sports and leisure activities are done, 2010
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- Figure 38: Trends in hours a week outside school or in leisure time played sports, 2001-10
- Sports and dance clubs are growing
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- Figure 39: Trends in clubs’ membership, 2001-10
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- Figure 40: Trends in agreement with selected lifestyle statements, 2001-10
- Attitudes towards smoking
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- Figure 41: Trends in things worried about, 2001-10
- Youth attitudes towards life
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- Figure 42: Trends in important things in life, 2001-10
The Nation’s Health
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- Key points
- Changing habits
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- Figure 43: Personal and family health history, December 2010
- Poor health linked to excess weight
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- Figure 44: Personal health history, by weight description, December 2010
- Attitudes towards health
- Sources of advice and information on health matters
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- Figure 45: Sources of health advice, December 2010
- Government initiatives
- Healthy lives, healthy people
- Healthy Living Pharmacies
- Consultation preferences
- Attitudes towards health
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- Figure 46: Attitudes towards health, by weight description, December 2010
- Ways to lead a healthy life
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- Figure 47: Attitudes towards health, December 2010
- Dieting
- The impact of media
- Making health checks more regular and accessible
- The impact of age, gender and income on lifestyles
The Nation’s Weight
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- Key points
- Half of people are overweight
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- Figure 48: Weight description, 2009-10
- Pressure weighs on women...
- Ageing population to weigh heavy
- Singletons are less likely to be overweight
- Portion size behind weight gain?
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- Figure 49: Type of food eaten, by weight description, December 2010
- Participation in sport
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- Figure 50: Level of sport participation, by weight description, December 2010
- Alcohol consumption
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- Figure 51: Level of alcohol consumption, by weight description, December 2010
Participation in Exercise
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- Key points
- Working exercise into daily life
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- Figure 52: Level of sport participation, 2009-10
- Exercise levels
- Time and money can be barriers
- Healthy body, healthy mind
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- Figure 53: Attitudes towards health, by level of sport participation, December 2010
Eating and Drinking Habits
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- Key points
- Types of food consumed
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- Figure 54: Type of food eaten, December 2010
- Women eat healthily…
- Active healthy eaters
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- Figure 55: Type of food eaten, by level of sport participation, December 2010
- Healthy attitudes
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- Figure 56: Attitudes towards health, by most popular type of food eaten most days, December 2010
- Drinking habits
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- Figure 57: Level of alcohol consumption, December 2010
- Heavy drinkers most reluctant to change lifestyles
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- Figure 58: Attitudes towards health, by level of alcohol consumption, December 2010
- Smoking habits amongst drinkers
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- Figure 59: Level of smoking, by level of alcohol consumption, December 2010
Smoking Habits
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- Key points
- Majority are non-smokers
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- Figure 60: Level of smoking, December 2010
- Attitudes of drinkers and smokers
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- Figure 61: Weight description, by smoking/drinking habits, December 2010
- The drinker/smoker divide
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- Figure 62: Agreement with attitudes towards health, by smoking/drinking habits, December 2010
Health Supplements and Remedies
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- Key points
- Alternative medicines gaining momentum
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- Figure 63: Alternative medicine/therapies used or done, December 2010
- Figure 64: Repertoire of alternative medicine/therapies used or done, December 2010
- Benefits of yoga practice
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- Figure 65: Attitudes towards health, by most popular alternative medicine/therapies used or done, December 2010
Motivations for Healthy Living
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- Key points
- Fit for life
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- Figure 66: Prompts to a change in lifestyle, December 2010
- Age determines key drivers of behaviour change
- The impact of employer encouragement
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- Figure 67: Employee participation in healthy lifestyles, December 2010
- Steps employers take to encourage healthier lifestyles
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- Figure 68: Level of employer involvement in healthy lifestyles, December 2010
Target Groups
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- Key points
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- Figure 69: Consumer target groups, December 2010
- Moderately Confused
- Indifferent
- Just Chillin’
- Health Driven
Appendix – The European Perspective
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- Health complaints
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- Figure 70: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 4 weeks – France, 2001-10
- Figure 71: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 4 weeks – Germany, 2001-10
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- Figure 72: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 4 weeks – Spain, 2001-10
- Figure 73: Trends in complaints suffered from in the last 4 weeks – GB, 2001-10
- GP visits
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- Figure 74: Frequency of visiting GP – France, Germany, Spain, GB, 2010
- Sports club membership
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- Figure 75: Trends in member of slimming club – France, Germany, GB, 2001-10
Appendix – The Nation’s Health
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- Figure 76: Most popular health history personally suffer from/have had, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 77: Next most popular health history personally suffer from/have had, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 78: Most popular family history of or someone in my family suffers from, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 79: Most popular health history family history of or someone in my family suffers from, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – Attitudes Towards Health
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- Figure 80: Agreement with statement ‘I know what I should and shouldn’t do to keep healthy ‘, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 81: Agreement with statement ‘I like the reassurance of routine health checks’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 82: Agreement with statement ‘I would like the opportunity to have more regular health checks’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 83: Agreement with statement ‘I don’t need routine health checks to tell me whether or not I am healthy’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 84: Agreement with statement ‘I'm always striving for a healthier lifestyle’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 85: Agreement with statement ‘I’m always dieting to try to lose weight’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 86: Agreement with statement ‘I try to keep up to date on the latest advice on healthcare and healthy lifestyles’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 87: Agreement with statement ‘I like to live for today and don’t worry about the future’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 88: Agreement with statement ‘My lifestyle is very stressful’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 89: Agreement with statement ‘I make sure I take time to relax and unwind’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 90: Agreement with statement ‘All the different advice on keeping healthy can be confusing’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 91: Agreement with statement ‘I'm not prepared to change my lifestyle to be more healthy’, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – The Nation’s Weight
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- Figure 92: Weight description, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – Participation in Exercise
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- Figure 93: Level of sport participation, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – Eating and Drinking Habits
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- Food
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- Figure 94: Most popular type of food eaten ‘most days’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 95: Most popular type of food eaten ‘several times a week’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 96: Next most popular type of food eaten ‘several times a week’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 97: Most popular type of food eaten ‘once a week or less’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 98: Next most popular type of food eaten ‘once a week or less’, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 99: Most popular type of food ‘don’t eat’, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 100: Next most popular type of food ‘don’t eat’, by demographics, December 2010
- Drink
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- Figure 101: Level of alcohol consumption, by demographics, December 2010
Appendix – Smoking Habits
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- Figure 102: Level of smoking, by demographics, December 2010
- Drinkers/smokers
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- Figure 103: Smoking/drinking habits, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – Health Supplements and Remedies
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- Figure 104: Most popular alternative medicine/therapies used or done, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 105: Next most popular alternative medicine/therapies used or done, by demographics, December 2010
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- Figure 106: Repertoire of alternative medicine/therapies used or done, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – Motivations for Healthy Living
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- Figure 107: Most popular prompts to a change in lifestyle, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 108: Next most popular prompts to a change in lifestyle, by demographics, December 2010
- Employer participation
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- Figure 109: Employee participation in healthy lifestyles, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 110: Most popular level of employer involvement in healthy lifestyles, by demographics, December 2010
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Appendix – Target Groups
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- Figure 111: Target groups, by demographics, December 2010
- Figure 112: Weight description, by target groups, December 2010
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- Figure 113: Type of food eaten most days, by target groups, December 2010
- Figure 114: Level of sport participation, by target groups, December 2010
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- Figure 115: Level of alcohol consumption, by target groups, December 2010
- Figure 116: Level of smoking, by target groups, December 2010
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- Figure 117: Alternative medicine/therapies used or done, by target groups, December 2010
- Figure 118: Attitudes towards health, by target groups, December 2010
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- Figure 119: Sources of health advice, by target groups, December 2010
- Figure 120: Personal and family health history, by target groups, December 2010
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