Children as young as two treated for obesity in England
The Guardian|November 06, 2024
Thousands of children as young as two in England are being treated for health complications linked to severe obesity as leading experts warned of an "escalating public health crisis".
Andrew Gregory

NHS data shows that one in 10 children joining primary school have obesity: 9.6% of reception-age children in 2023-24, up from 9.2% in 2022-23.

Among year 6 children, those aged 10-11, the proportion who have obesity fell slightly from 22.7% to 22.1% but remained higher than the 2019-20 level of 21%.

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