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AN NHS report has highlighted the disturbing levels of obesity in Thurrock.
In a report by the head of health improvement in NHS South Essex, Debbie Maynard, the report stresses the obesity hotspots in the borough and a series of programmes to combat it.
The report states that ?The prevalence of obese adults in Thurrock is significantly higher than the national and East of England average.
11.1% of children in reception year (aged 4-5) are obese. More worryingly, 25.4% of year 6 students are obese.
These figures are the highest in the East of England.
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2012/10/17/action-needed-on-obesity-time-bomb-in-thurrock/
In a report by the head of health improvement in NHS South Essex, Debbie Maynard, the report stresses the obesity hotspots in the borough and a series of programmes to combat it.
The report states that ?The prevalence of obese adults in Thurrock is significantly higher than the national and East of England average.
11.1% of children in reception year (aged 4-5) are obese. More worryingly, 25.4% of year 6 students are obese.
These figures are the highest in the East of England.
http://www.yourthurrock.com/2012/10/17/action-needed-on-obesity-time-bomb-in-thurrock/