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One in six children is clinically obese when they start primary school in parts of the UK, new figures show.
Medical experts say there is growing evidence that parents are unable to distinguish between ‘puppy fat’ and the sort of obesity that puts their health at risk.
Figures released by the Department of Health show one British child in 10 is obese at the age of five – while one in five children is obese at the time they start secondary school.
