Children as young as two are being treated for health conditions associated with obesity, with one health expert saying latest figures ‘continue to concern’. One
A ban on TV junk food adverts being shown before 9pm will come into force from 1 October 2025, the government has said. In a
Alternative methods should be used to measure childhood obesity, according to researchers, who say Body Mass Index (BMI) can ‘misidentify and misdiagnose’ the disease. Published
As part of Labour’s Child Health Action Plan, the party has pledged to tackle childhood obesity by banning junk food advertising to children. The party
New data shows that obesity prevalence is twice as high for children living in the most deprived areas compared to those in the least deprived
New statistics show obesity prevalence among four and five year olds in reception classes fell below 10% in 2022/23. Statistics published yesterday by NHS England show that
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Obesity rates among infants has soared by almost 5% in only one year, new statistics reveal. Between 2019-20 and 2020-21, the number of schoolchildren who
Government progress in tackling the growing problem of childhood obesity has been slow, reports the UK’s independent spending watchdog. The National Audit Office urges the
A new report has predicted that halving childhood obesity by 2030 could save the NHS £37 billion. Published by the Institute for Public Policy Research