One in five young people obese at age 14, study reveals

11 December 2017

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Professor Emla Fitzsimons and Dr Benedetta Pongiglione co-author research showing that one in five young people born in the UK at the turn of the century was obese by the age of 14. Read: The Times (£), The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, ITV News, BBC News

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