Diners in Kirklees and Calderdale can’t get enough takeaway food as figures show the districts are takeaway hotspots.

Research by the Trinity Mirror Data Unit shows the neighbouring boroughs register two thirds more takeaways than the national average.

There are 805 takeaway businesses across both areas, according to figures from the Food Standards Agency. This includes takeaway sandwich shops.

Given that the combined population of Kirklees and Calderdale is just under 640,000 people this means there are 126 takeaways for every 100,000 people living in the area – 66 per cent higher than the national average of 75.9 per 100,000.

Nutritionists worry about people eating too much takeaway food as the products invariably have a high fat, salt, sugar and calorie content.

Westbourne Road in Marsh is the unofficial capital of takeaway food in Huddersfield with a multiplicity of outlets concentrated on just one street.

Takeaways on Westbourne Road, Marsh.

They offer everything from a choice of curry houses to chicken diners, fish and chips, pizza, kebabs, Chinese and fast grilled food.

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Kirklees had more takeaways than Calderdale with its 550 food outlets coming at 127.6 per every 100,000 residents.

This was the 14th highest figure for anywhere in the whole of the UK. However, Calderdale wasn’t far behind with 123 per 100,000, the 20th highest figure for any local authority.

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Clr Viv Kendrick, Kirklees Council’s portfolio holder for prevention, early intervention and vulnerable adults, said: “I am concerned because the greater prevalence of takeaways means there’s more potential and opportunity to eat unhealthily more often.

“Obesity is a national issue in Britain and every local authority and our public health team in Kirklees are concerned about this. The problem is that it starts in the home and that is the culture that young people then grow up with.”

A council spokeswoman said: “Our FINE team in Environmental Health have been working with takeaway owners since Jan 2014 to create healthy food by running free masterclasses for local businesses.

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"Six takeaway masterclasses have been run, with 104 delegates from 66 businesses attending.

"Six weeks after attending the sessions we catch up with all attendees to see if they had changed anything as a result of attending a masterclass.

"It is encouraging to hear that many business owners, managers and staff who attended have gone away and made changes.

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"The takeaways have made a number of changes to make the food they offer healthier including: lowering the salt content in mushy peas, batter and curry sauce, offering the option of poached fish as an alternative to the traditional deep fried version, Increasing the content of fresh vegetables in stir fry dishes, changing their stock of thin French fries to a chunkier chip (as they absorb less fat compared to the thinner variety) and offering a diet/ reduced sugar drink alternative for customers.”

In 2013 the Examiner reported that Kirklees was attempting to make takeaways a bit healthier by offering training to create healthier alternatives.

In the latest survey Blackpool was found to be the takeaway capital of the UK with 279 takeaways coming at 198.6 per head – more than double the national average.

Burnley was second with 142.1 per 100,000 while East Lindsey in Lincolnshire was third with 138.8 per 10,000. Due to the extreme difference in the daytime and resident population of the City of London it was excluded from the figures.

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