'Nearly 40% of kids when they leave primary school by 2024 will be overweight or obese'
FOUR in ten kids will leave primary school too fat by 2024, a damning report predicts.
Speaking at the PHE annual conference in Warwick, its Director of Health Improvement Professor John Newton, said the sugary drinks tax has worked well to remove needless calories.But said officials had a “moral responsibility” to take further action – such as limiting junk food advertising - to help reverse the fat epidemic.“This really just emphasises the importance of tackling childhood obesity and continuing to pursue the interventions that we know will make a difference.
Experts warn levels could hit 33.9 per cent – one in three adults - within five years if current trends continue. “The obesity timebomb has exploded, the shrapnel is all over the place and emergency services have not yet leapt into action.”
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