Children and Young People’s Health: Healthy Lives, Brighter Futures

Currently, over a third of children in the UK are either obese or overweight, a statistic that cannot be viewed in isolation and one that poses serious implications for the future of public health and government spending.

Industry experts have recognised that more needs to be done to prevent childhood obesity through education, as left ignored it can inevitably lead to serious diseases involving heart conditions, arthritis and diabetes at a later stage in life, all of which are treated at a significant cost and are easily preventable through an appropriate diet.

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