According to a report published today, the prevalence of obesity among children aged 2 to 10 rose from 9.9 percent to 13.7 percent between 1995 and 2003. 16.5 percent of children aged 8 to 10 are now obese, a rise of 5 percent over 1995. Kids in the North East and London are the fattest, says the report commissioned by the Department for Health.

English kids are getting fatter

A PDF of the report can be downloaded here:

http://www.dh.gov.uk/…/AR1

In April 2004, the UK government issued guidelines suggesting children should exercise for 45 minutes to 1 hour, five days a week.

Cycling to school is one key way kids could keep fit, lose weight, gain independence, make friends, learn about their local environment, feel the weather rather than the SUV’s A/C, and have fun.

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