MORE than a third of 10 and 11-year-olds in Plymouth are either obese or overweight.
One in five Year 6 children in the city (20.2%) were obese in the 2023/24 academic year, according to the latest figures from the NHS.
A further 13.7% of children were overweight, meaning over a third (33.9%) were either obese or overweight. The figures in Plymouth are actually below the England average.
More than a fifth (22.1%) of 10-and-11-year-olds in the country were obese in 2023/24. A further 13.8% were overweight, meaning that 35.8% were either obese or overweight.
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