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Almost one in ten children obese in first year of school
Childhood Obesity on the Rise: Nearly 1 in 10 Kids Starting School Are Affected, New NHS Figures Reveal!
Obesity levels among children starting their first year of school have increased to almost one in ten, according to new NHS figures published today.
The National Child Measurement Programme, which measures the height and weight of school children in England each year, found that the proportion of four and five-year-olds who are obese rose to 9.6% in 2023/24.
In the previous year, 9.2% reception-aged children were classified as obese (2022/23) but the latest figure remains below the pre-pandemic level of 9.9% in 2019/20.
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