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A THIRD of children in Worcestershire are obese when they leave primary school according to figures released by Public Health England (PHE).
Parents are now being asked to reduce their children’s sugar intake to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, which are associated with obesity.
The latest statistics revealed that throughout the county, 24.2 per cent of children start school either overweight or obese, with 33.3 per cent being measured as obese in their final year of primary education.
To tackle these figures, PHE's Change4Life is launching the Sugar Swaps campaign.
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co...._three_Worcestershire_11_year_olds_are_obese/
Parents are now being asked to reduce their children’s sugar intake to prevent diseases, such as diabetes, which are associated with obesity.
The latest statistics revealed that throughout the county, 24.2 per cent of children start school either overweight or obese, with 33.3 per cent being measured as obese in their final year of primary education.
To tackle these figures, PHE's Change4Life is launching the Sugar Swaps campaign.
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co...._three_Worcestershire_11_year_olds_are_obese/