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One-fifth of 10-11 year olds are obese, new figures warn

The prevalence of obesity has increased in Year 6 schoolchildren from 20.0% in 2016/17 to 20.1% in 2017/18, according to official statistics published by NHS Digital. 

The prevalence of obesity has increased in Year 6 schoolchildren from 20.0% in 2016/17 to 20.1% in 2017/18, according to official statistics published by NHS Digital. This equates to 116,000 children being obese in 2017/18. The earliest comparable figures date back to 2009/10, when obesity prevalence in Year 6 schoolchildren was 18.7%. This is an increase of 1.4 percentage points over eight years. The National Child Measurement Programme, England – 2017/18 showed that obesity prevalence for reception-aged children remained similar at 9.5% (58,000 children) in both 2016/17 and 2017/18. This is a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the earliest

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