Obesity Increases During Lockdowns

UK report on the data of obesity increases in children during the pandemic. A truly devastating impact. Tragically we can expect to see data like this from many regions of the world.

Summary: In children ages 4-5 years obesity rose from 9.9% in 2019/20 to 14.4% in 2020/21. And for children ages 10-11 the rise went from 21% up to 25.5%. Those living in the poorest areas were more than twice as likely to be obese.

Cheers,

Colin