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Childhood obesity

‘Significant decline’ in children’s health in the UK

Children are getting shorter and more obese because of lack of nutrition and poverty, with health leaders calling on the government to take ‘decisive action’ to address this

Childhood obesity can 'halve life expectancy'

Children who are severely obese are 27% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes by the age of 25 and have a life expectancy of 39 years if they do not lose weight

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