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Ethnicity and the linked notion of multiculturalism impinge heavily on public health in Britain; the most ethnically mixed county in Europe

Obesity is more common in South Asians men, and women, from all minority ethnic groups. South Asians are less likely to participate in physical activity with the lowest levels found in the Bangladeshi community, as well as amongst the minority ethnic groups; Chinese have the highest levels of consumption of fresh fruit and Pakistani adults the lowest.