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Child obesity rates in South West rise again as NHS opens twice as many clinics to tackle crisis

New figures show that the number of children in Year 6 living in the South West classified as obese have risen dramatically since the pandemic, reaching record-breaking highs of over 10,000.

The news comes as the NHS revealed its plans at the annual NHS Confed Expo Conference in Manchester last week to open up an extra 10 obesity clinics across the country- leading to a total of 30...