Obesity prevalence among 10- to 11-year-olds in England has not returned to pre-pandemic levels

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Guardian graphic. Source: Projected health and economic effects of the increase in childhood obesity during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: the potential cost of inaction. Ivan Ochoa-Moreno et al. Note: Obesity and severe obesity = BMI equal to or greater than 95th percentile