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Obesity levels drop in Year 6 pupils but still not back to pre-pandemic levels

The proportion of 10 and 11-year-olds who are overweight and obese has dropped, but is still not as low as before the pandemic, NHS data shows. Obesity levels in Year 6 in England fell from 23.4% of pupils in 2021/22 to 22.7% in 2022/23, but are ...

19 Oct 2023 at 14:32

More than a quarter of children ‘on diets’ even if healthy weight

More than a quarter of children are on diets, including those of a healthy weight, new research suggests. A study involving more than 34,000 youngsters in England found a rise in the proportion of children as young as eight trying to shed the ...

19 Jul 2022 at 00:30

One in 10 children in first year of primary school in England is obese

One in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese – the highest figure on record outside the pandemic, figures show. Data from the National Child Measurement Programme found 10.5% of children in Reception and more ...

04 Nov 2025 at 16:49

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