Children are losing up to 20 years of healthy life because the Government is failing to tackle obesity, doctors leaders have warned. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have criticised ministers’ ‘piecemeal’ approach to preventing long-term illness. Children are losing up to 20 years of healthy life because the Government is failing to tackle obesity, doctors leaders have warnedA third of children are overweight or obese at 11 and the rates are creeping up, despite Government promises to reduce them. ‘An obese child is very likely is very likely to remain an obese adult. An obese adult is at risk of losing between ten and 20 years of healthy life, as well as the fact that life expectancy will be reduced as well.

Source: Daily Mail January 23, 2018 00:06 UTC