One in ten children at risk of obesity

NEARLY one in ten children in Southampton is clinically obese when they start primary school, new figures reveal.

Health bosses have warned that these youngsters are so overweight that they are putting their lives at risk.

They are also far more likely to suffer from heart disease, diabetes, strokes and cancer in later life.

To make matters worse, the city?s children also do less physical activity at school compared to the national average, according to latest Department of Health figures.  Click here for full article.