Britain's child obesity disgrace: Figures reveal 170,000 leave primary school overweight More than 22,000 children leave primary school severely obese, figures reveal today.
They are twice as likely to be dangerously obese aged 11 as when they started in reception class aged four.
This is despite hundreds of millions being poured into healthier school meals, new PE equipment and extra sports coaches.
It is the first time the annual National Child Measurement Programme has released official data on ‘severe’ obesity. The Daily Mail
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They are twice as likely to be dangerously obese aged 11 as when they started in reception class aged four.
This is despite hundreds of millions being poured into healthier school meals, new PE equipment and extra sports coaches.
It is the first time the annual National Child Measurement Programme has released official data on ‘severe’ obesity. The Daily Mail
See also:
- NCMP Local Authority Profile Public Health England
- One in 25 children aged 10 or 11 'severely obese' BBC News
- Health 'time bomb' of 22,000 children who are severely obese at 11 The Daily Telegraph
- Tens of thousands of children become severely obese in primary school, figures show The Independent
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