![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/warning-to-parents-as-huge-kids-health-crisis-looms/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/crop-20313635.jpg&description=KIDS are more than twice as likely to leave primary school obese if they live in deprived areas, NHS stats reveal. It comes as experts warn the cost-of-living crisis threatens to plunge more children into poverty and ill health. Kids leaving primary school in deprived areas are more than twice as likely to obese as children in the least deprived parts of England, new NHS stats revealCredit: Getty Didcott-based GP, Dr Rachel Ward told The Sun around 80 per cent of obese kids will grow up to be obese adults, warning of 'a huge health crisis in years to come'. 'Obesity is one of the biggest health risk factors that we face in the UK,' she warned. 'It increases your risk of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and mobility issues. "That's why it's critical to address obesity in children.' Dr Helen Stewart, officer for health improvement at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, echoed the grim warning. "Today's data reaffirms the intrinsic link between obesity and poverty," she said. "We find ourselves in a situation where our most vulnerable children are twice as likely to become obese, and subsequently be at higher risk of chronic illnesses, mental health issues and even a shorter life span. "It's inherently wrong that these children can be placed at such a disadvantage before even leaving primary school. These rampant health inequalities can no longer be ignored." Almost one in three (31 per cent) year 6 pupils in deprived areas are obese - more than double the 13.5 per cent in the least deprived areas, the NHS Digital report shows. Sandwell in the West Midlands had the highest obesity levels in reception class and year 6 - with 14.9 per cent and 33.7 per cent of pupils, respectively, deemed obese. In contrast, the areas with the lowest levels were Richmond upon Thames in London, where 5.4 per cent of reception-aged kids live with obesity. And for year 6 pupils the lowest levels were seen in Surrey, in the South East, where 12.1 per cent were obese at){kind=link}
KIDS are more than twice as likely to leave primary school obese if they live in deprived areas, NHS stats reveal.
It comes as experts warn the cost-of-living crisis threatens to plunge more children into poverty and ill health.
Didcott-based GP, Dr Rachel Ward told The Sun around 80 per cent of obese kids will grow up to be obese adults, warning of “a huge health crisis in years to come”.
“Obesity is one of the biggest health risk factors that we face in the UK,” she warned.
“It increases your risk of diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke and mobility issues.