A health station in Ramsey has found two-thirds of those using it are overweight or obese.
Public Health Isle of Man installed the hi-tech unit at the Northern Swimming Pool in February to let people carry out quick health checks.
The machine can measure vital statistics including blood pressure, weight and heart rate.
And the good news is that 3.4 per cent of those who had a very high Body Mass Index went on to reduce it at subsequent visits.
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