These are shocking statistics that reveal the deeply embedded problem we have in the UK with poor education around the importance of diet and nutrition for health and mental wellbeing. ⁠

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1 in 5 children will leave primary school obese and if we don't act now, there will be serious consequences for public health in the near future. ⁠

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Dietary education must be fundamental in the most deprived areas of the UK, where obesity levels are double in comparison to affluent areas.