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* If you are a parent of an obese child you are not alone - one in five British children (20%) are overweight and one in ten (10%) are obese!


* Obesity can decrease a person's lifespan by 9 years!



* There are approximatley 1.8 million overweight children and 700,000 obese children living in the U.K.



* Worldwide 155 million school age children are overweight or obese



* It is estimated that over half of all adults in the UK are overweight or obese - that is approximately 24 million adults



* Overweight and obese children are very likely to become obese adults - however, they have more chance of becoming healthy weight adults if the problem is recognised and treated in childhood



* Obesity has trebled since the 1980's and places a very a serious financial burden on the NHS and the economy