According to research conducted by healthcare provider, Bupa, currently three in 10 children in the UK aged between two and 15 are overweight. A shocking statistic, yet even more outrageous is the news that 74 children under 11 have been taken away from their parents by the authorities for being severely overweight.
Childhood obesity is a growing concern in the UK, and although it is undeniably parents’ responsibility to help prevent their children from becoming another statistic, with children spending the majority of their waking hours in school, educators must also take steps to help ensure their students are practising a healthier lifestyle.
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