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Only 1% of overweight and obese children are being offered weight loss programmes despite high success rates
As evening falls in Union Street in the centre of Oldham, the problems affecting the health of local children become clear.
In the words of Neil Wise, a leader of childhood obesity programmes, the street becomes "one long neon light". UK Fried Chicken faces Kansas Fried Chicken, which is two doors down from Raja's Tastiest Halal Pizza and next but one to Halal Fish and Chips. And it's very cheap.
Wise said: "You can get two pieces of chicken and chips for ?2. We have got a Pound Bakery. A child said to me: 'We have been to the Pound Bakery for breakfast.' I said why not have two pieces of toast and save 50p? He said we don't get one pasty for ?1 ? we get two."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/feb/18/child-obesity-programmes-cuts
As evening falls in Union Street in the centre of Oldham, the problems affecting the health of local children become clear.
In the words of Neil Wise, a leader of childhood obesity programmes, the street becomes "one long neon light". UK Fried Chicken faces Kansas Fried Chicken, which is two doors down from Raja's Tastiest Halal Pizza and next but one to Halal Fish and Chips. And it's very cheap.
Wise said: "You can get two pieces of chicken and chips for ?2. We have got a Pound Bakery. A child said to me: 'We have been to the Pound Bakery for breakfast.' I said why not have two pieces of toast and save 50p? He said we don't get one pasty for ?1 ? we get two."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/feb/18/child-obesity-programmes-cuts