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Spain had the highest percentage of overweight boys A WEIGHT management expert has said, ‘be prepared for a shock’ when data is published showing how much childhood obesity has risen in Scotland during the pandemic. The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that Covid-19 could potentially amplify “one of the most worrying trends in Europe”. School closures and reduced access to meals and physical activity for children is likely to have widened inequalities, it said. Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said anecdotal evidence from clinics “confirmed European fears”.
READ MORE: A major report by the WHO looking at rates of childhood obesity in Europe found that Mediterranean countries had the highest rates.