Childhood obesity increasing in under-fives after lockdown

Joe Lepper
Thursday, December 9, 2021

Rates of obesity in four- and five-year-olds “have soared” over the last year, research has found.

One in seven children aged four and five is classed as obese, research warns. Picture: Adobe Stock
One in seven children aged four and five is classed as obese, research warns. Picture: Adobe Stock

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