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Child obesity-related admissions soar

The number of children admitted to hospital for problems related to obesity in England and Wales quadrupled between 2000 and 2009, according to new data.

The number of children admitted tohospital for problems related to obesity inEngland and Wales quadrupled between2000 and 2009, according to new data. Researchers at the School of PublicHealth, Imperial College London analysedNHS admission statistics for children andyoung people aged 5-19 where obesitywas recorded in the diagnosis. Nearlythree quarters of these were for conditionscomplicated by obesity such as asthma,breathing difficulties during sleep andcomplications of pregnancy, rather thanobesity itself being the primary reason. Findings showed that 3,806 childrenwere admitted to hospital for obesityrelatedconditions in 2009, comparedwith 872 in 2000. The greatest rise in obesity-relatedhospital admissions was seen amongfemale adolescents, including a significantincrease

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