One in five children is obese by the end of primary school

ministers call for action against the figures show 19% of year six students are obese and who are part of a steady increase since 2006-07

ministers face new demands to address childhood obesity after new figures showed that almost a fifth of NHS students in six years in England (19.0%) and obese. The figure for 2010-11 is slightly higher than 18.7% the previous year and continues a steady increase in 10 -. And 11 years-the first comparable data were collected in 2006-07, when 17.5% were obese

However, the latest annual results of the National Child Measurement NHS (NCMP) also showed that the proportion of obese four and five in reception classes has decreased slightly from year to another, from 9.8% in 2009-10 to 9.4%.

statistics contained some small pieces of good news. The proportion of children receiving classified as overweight fell slightly in the last year from 13.3% to 13.2% as the proportion of students in six years, from 14.6 to 14%, 4%.

But a third of students - 33.4% - are overweight or obese when they reach six years, against 33.3% the previous year, reflecting an increase in the obese category.

These findings led Anne Milton, Minister of Public Health, said: "We must give children the best start in life, so it is good to have fewer obese children receiving and we hope this is the beginning of a trend. "

recent calls from the coalition with the report of action aims to reduce obesity in 2020, Milton added, and a new phase of Change4Life campaign next month to try to help families continue a balanced diet. Health Ministry sources insisted that, despite some dismal results, the results showed that "the overall level of overweight and obesity are stable."

Tam Fry, spokesman for the National Obesity Forum, said: "The number of primary school reception obesity is the best news for many years that one could show that parents finally the message of children who breastfed their babies. and good food is having a real effect. "

• However, increasing levels of weight of the older children were of great concern, said Fry. "82% of obese children become obese adults to become and the doubling of obesity rates in six years, the school must be an indictment of the current policy of Healthy Schools. With the current economic climate, where the Food is home costs more healthy school food standards should not be abandoned. "
But obesity experts others do not share the cautious optimism. Paul Sacher, a pediatric dietitian and chief director of research and development for improvement, which helps children and families to adopt healthy lifestyles, said: "With increasing levels of childhood obesity, which major concern is not nearly enough to reverse this very serious health epidemic. With one in three children are overweight or obese in the UK, the government must intervene to protect children's health in our country and prevent this crisis continues to spiral out of control. "

ministers action needed to ensure continuity of funding community initiatives weight control such as the MEND program to prevent children from becoming obese adults and the rest, Sacher said.

"With the health consequences of obesity, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers, which currently cost the NHS £ 5.1 billion a year, the human and financial costs associated with obesity have never been clearer, "said Sacker. The continuing turmoil in the NHS in England, including the abolition of primary care trusts - many of which have recently been discharged repair services -. Could lead to loss of vital health services for children, added

London has the highest prevalence of obese children in reception and six years, 11.1% and 21.9% respectively, while the NHS South Central Strategic Health Authority area has the lower for two, at 8.1% and 16.5%.

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