Researchers found that in 2001/02, 16.4 per cent of children aged two to 10 living in the most deprived areas were obese, compared to 11.2 per cent in the least deprived.
The research, conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, was commissioned by the Department of Health to provide an evidence base for health authorities working to meet its target to halt the year-on-year rise in obesity among under-11s by 2010.
The research also showed the obesity rate among under-11s rose by more than a third during the period from 1995 to 2003, from 9.9 per cent to 13.7 per cent. The most significant increase was in children aged eight to 10, where the rate rose by almost half.
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