According to figures released today the rapid rise in c Levels of being overweight or obese those have been forecast to 2020 when Experts looked at children’s physic. Number of overweight girls aged two to 11a 17 percent drop in the forecast and in the anticipated numbers of obese girls of the same age a 4 per cent drop Analysis using data from the past few years indicated.
And In the forecast number of overweight boys the figures indicated a 5 per cent drop and a 7 per cent drop in the anticipated numbers of obese boys, of the age of two to 11 years.
‘Obesity is one of the biggest health challenges we face. There are currently 1.5 million children and 25 million adults that are overweight or obese, leaving them at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart and liver disease.
‘The encouraging news that child obesity may be levelling off is thanks to the hard work of families, schools and the NHS across England, supported by Government initiatives such as 5 A Day and Healthy Schools, which have overseen improvements to school food and school sport. But obesity levels are still too high and we need to keep the momentum going – that’s why I’m delighted to see our campaigns such as the Change4Life Healthy Towns being so successful.
We’ll only turn the tide on obesity for good if everyone – Government, families and industry – play their part.’ Said by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron.
Tim Marsh, who is associate director of the National Heart Forum, and also a member of the research team, said about it the findings were good news. And ‘This is the first indicator of a positive change in the [upward] trend [in child obesity]. And he adds ‘It is certainly not going up as much as we said in the Foresight report two years ago. It is positive – how positive only time will tell.’
At Dudley, Halifax, Sheffield, Tower Hamlets, Thetford, Middles rough, Manchester, Tewkesbury and Portsmouth. The Change4Life Healthy Towns launched a year ago this month.