Charity says government must do more to tackle childhood obesity with one in three now overweight
Hundreds of children and teenagers in England have type 2 diabetes, data shows, leading charities to describe the findings as a “worrying wakeup call” and urge that childhood obesity be tackled.
Type 2 diabetes has historically only been diagnosed in people over the age of 40, but data for 2019-20 reveals that the condition affects 1,560 people aged 18 or under.