as declared in cancerresearchuk
1.7 million children started secondary school overweight or obese in last decade
1.7 million children started secondary school overweight or obese in last decade
During the last decade, 1,655,000 children have started secondary school overweight or obese in England, according to new calculations* by Cancer Research UK for World Obesity Day today (Tuesday)."It's concerning to know that so many children start secondary school – formative years in a child's life – carrying too much weight."- Alison Cox, director of preventionThis worrying number foretells a future of ill-health which could cost the NHS billions.
furthermore walesonline
More than a quarter of children are either overweight or obese by the time they start school
More than a quarter of children are either overweight or obese by the time they start school
More than a quarter of children in Wales are either overweight or obese by the time they start primary school, a new study has shown.Cancer Research UK claims around 36,500 children have started primary school overweight or obese every year for the past four years.The figures, which highlight the unhealthy weight of four and five-year-olds, have arrived in time for World Obesity day which takes place today.
moreover from southwales-eveningpost
The shocking statistic that more than one in four children are obese or overweight at school start
The shocking statistic that more than one in four children are obese or overweight at school start
THE serious health problems facing Wales have been revealed in a new study on the weight of pre-school children.Cancer Research UK's survey found more than a quarter of children - around 36,500 - are obese or overweight by the time they start primary school in Wales.READ MORE: Doctor's warning after a surge in burn injuries from e-cigarettesThe charity said between 2011 and 2012, 28% of children in reception were classed as overweight.
not to mention eadt
Junk food warning after figures show 100,000 children in East Anglia are overweight or obese by secondary school
Junk food warning after figures show 100,000 children in East Anglia are overweight or obese by secondary school
Junk food warning after figures show 100,000 children in East Anglia are overweight or obese by secondary schoolHealth bosses have said there are positive signs in the campaign to reduce childhood obesity ArchantAlmost 100,000 children were overweight or obese when starting secondary school in the last five years in the region, new figures show.Email this article to a friend To send a link to this page you must be logged in.Between 2010/11 and 2014/15, a total of 94,298 children started Year 7 with an unhealthy weight in the East of England, according to Cancer Research UK.
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