Mae dros 60% o oedolion yng Nghymru’n drymach na’r hyn sy’n bwysau iach, ac mae dros chwarter o blant dros eu pwysau neu’n ordew erbyn y byddant yn dechrau yn yr ysgol. Gall hyn gael effaith sylweddol ar iechyd pobl, gyda lefelau clefydau cysylltiedig â gordewdra, fel diabetes math 2, ar eu huchaf erioed yng Nghymru.
Over 60% of adults in Wales are above a healthy weight, and over a quarter of children are overweight or obese by the time they start school. This can have a significant effect on people’s health, with levels of obesity related diseases such as type 2 diabetes at record levels in Wales.