OBESITY among primary school kids in the UK spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown, with a 45% increase between 2020-2021 among four- and five-year-olds, according to a study in PLOS ONE, HERE.
The authors estimated that without reversals, increased obesity rates in Year 6 kids alone will cost society an additional 800m (A$1,547m) in healthcare.
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