And children are more than twice as likely to be obese if they're from a deprived area, new figure show
Almost 1 in 10 children in England start school obese, new figures reveal. The new data also revealed that children are more than twice as likely to be obese if they're from a deprived area – compared with children from well-off areas.
The government then compares figures from previous years to examine childhood obesity rates in the UK. Obesity twice as high in deprived areas The programme found that obesity was twice as high in children in deprived areas compared with children in the least deprived areas. This is because cheaper food is often higher in salt and calorie levels, increasing the risk of obesity.
“Every child should have access to affordable and delicious food, yet our food environment is increasingly dominated by unhealthy options, high in sugar, salt and saturated fat – all of which is a major contributor to England’s shockingly high levels of childhood obesity”'A bleak picture' Responding to NHS England’s NCMP for England, 2023/24 school year report, Sarah Walter, integration director at the NHS Confederation, said: 'These new figures paint a bleak picture of the health...
'Tackling inequalities is one of integrated care systems’ main purposes, with health and care leaders committed to this.
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