Obesity on the rise among reception-aged children in England, statistics show
Statistics have revealed obesity is on the rise among reception-aged children in England. NHS Digital data shows 9.9% of youngsters aged four to five were carrying a dangerous amount of weight in 2019/20, up from 9.7% in 2018/19. Obesity is more common among boys, affecting 10.1% of male reception children, compared with 9.7% of girls. Children living in the most deprived areas of England are more than twice as likely to have a dangerously high body mass index (BMI) than youn