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A WHO study of 44 countries, shows England, Wales and Scotland performing poorly on markers such as day-to-day exercise while not all children have breakfast on a school day. ....
Giving obese children semaglutide could reduce their risk by 90 per cent. It comes after Diabetes UK revealed obesity has fuelled a 39 per cent spike in the condition among the under-40s. ....
Weight loss injection semaglutide, branded as Ozempic and Wegovy, has already been rolled out for adults but a new trial seeks to firm up evidence to use them for obese children. ....
Analysis by the National Institute for Health and Care Research suggests there are an extra 56,000 overweight or obese children in this age bracket than there should be. ....
Britain is losing the battle against the bulge as fresh estimates put the cost of obesity and being overweight to the public, the NHS, and wider society at an colossal £98 billion per year. ....