Childhood obesity: 22,000 Year Six pupils ‘severely obese’

One in 25 students in England and Wales dangerously overweight

Schoolchildren in school uniform
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More than 20,000 Year Six pupils in England and Wales are classified as ‘severely obese’, as experts warn that soaring rates of childhood obesity are creating a health timebomb.

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