Click for information on the health risks associated with childhood obesity.

Further reading:

National Child Measurement Programme: England, 2008/09 school year. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (2009).

Health Survey for England 2007. The NHS Information Centre (2008). Available at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/pubs/hse07healthylifestyles

Statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet: England. The NHS Information Centre (2009)

Caballero, B. (2005). A nutrition paradox - underweight and obesity in developing countries. New England Journal of Medicine, 325(15), 1514-1516.

Useful websites:
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en/index.html

http://www.heartstats.org/datapage.asp?id=4742