Nine UK council areas where majority of children will be overweight within the decade

• The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) warns that childhood obesity is projected to worsen significantly, with 41 per cent of year six students expected to be overweight or obese by 2035.
• Analysis indicates that for the first time, more than 50 per cent of children in nine specific UK council areas could be overweight or obese by 2035.
• Blackpool is predicted to have the highest rate at 54 per cent, with other areas like Knowsley, Sandwell, Barking and Dagenham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Newham, Luton, and Nottingham also facing high rates.
• The RSPH's report is based on modelling data from the government’s national child measurement programme, showing current primary school leaver obesity at 36 per cent.
• The report recommends revising the Ofsted inspection framework to promote wellbeing and physical activity in schools, and calls for a national Youth Physical Activity strategy.

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Majority of UK children will be overweight or obese in nine areas by 2035