26 per cent of children leave primary school obese the figures say MORE than a quarter of children in St Helens are finishing primary school obese, new figures reveal. A new report from Public Health England looking back over the last 10 years has concluded there is a strong link between obesity and the poorest areas in the country. NHS Digital data shows 26 per cent of year six pupils in St Helens were classed as obese in 2019-20, up from 22 per cent in 2009-10. But it was a different picture for children in reception with the proportion who were obese increasing slightly to 12 per cent in 2019-20.
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Derbyshire children are more likely to be obese when they leave primary school than they were a decade ago, figures show.
Tuesday, 27th April 2021, 7:30 am
A new report from Public Health England looking back over the last 10 years has concluded there is a strong link between obesity and the poorest areas in the country.
NHS Digital data shows 20% of Year 6 pupils in Derbyshire were classed as obese in 2019-20, slightly up from 18% in 2009-10.
But it was a different picture for children in reception with the proportion who were obese increasing slightly to 9% in 2019-20.
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Almost one in five children in the East Riding of Yorkshire are finishing primary school obese, new figures reveal.
Tuesday, 27th April 2021, 2:55 pm
NHS Digital data shows 19% of Year 6 pupils were classed as obese in the East Riding in 2019-20. Photo: PA Images
A new report from Public Health England looking back over the last 10 years has concluded there is a strong link between obesity and the poorest areas in the country.
NHS Digital data shows 19% of Year 6 pupils were classed as obese in the East Riding in 2019-20.
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