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More than 57,000 children become overweight or obese during primary school
Every year 57,100 children who started primary school in England at a healthy weight end up obese or overweight by the time they leave, according to new statistics* published today by Cancer Research UK. This worrying statistic adds to the fact that one in five children are already overweight or obese when they start primary school. And by the time they leave, that figure rises to one in three.
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I grew up before the fat phobia started and it was really unusual to have fat kids. Our principal was fat,however..And so was my MD. But most folks were slender of all ages. I'm not sure when that changed and I started seeing more and more fat kids and adults.