Childhood obesity figures in the UK hardly bear repeating, with rates rising for decades.
The Government’s National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for 2019-20 found obesity prevalence in Reception had increased from 9.7 per cent in 2018-19 to 9.9 per cent, while 13.3 per cent of children living in the most deprived areas were obese, compared with 6 per cent of those in the least deprived areas.
In response, as part of the second chapter of its Childhood Obesity Plan, the Government has launched a Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme, asking five councils to lead projects to develop local solutions to childhood obesity that can be shared across the country.
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