Obesity levels among children ‘could end up costing more than £8bn’
Obesity levels among children due to the pandemic could end up costing more than £8bn, research suggests.
A study found obesity in England rose significantly among four to five-year-olds and those aged 10 to 11 between 2019-20 and 2020-21 – at the height of the spread of coronavirus.
While more recent figures show a slight drop in obesity levels during primary school, the proportion of obese children aged 10 to 11 is still higher than before the pandemic.
Researchers from the National Institute for Health and Care Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre and the warned that costs
