When the Local Government Association (LGA) revealed its stark warning that 40 per cent of 10- to 11-year-olds and a quarter of four- to five-year-olds will be obese or overweight by 2030 if trends in childhood obesity continued at their current rate in June, it caused alarm bells in children’s public health circles.
The LGA, which analysed figures from the National Child Weight Measurement Programme, warned that if these trends continue it will mean the government will miss its target to halve childhood obesity by 2030, as outlined in its 2019 obesity strategy, without further action. This is despite the introduction of taxes targeting sugary drinks and funding for five local trailblazer sites (see below).
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