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Scales not budging on child obesity problem

The public health team in North Northants say childhood obesity is a priority, but only spent £35,000 on solutions in the most recent financial year

NN Journal
Oct 02, 2025
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By Sarah Ward

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A senior officer at North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) has asked the director of public health ‘what more do we need to do’ to lower child obesity.

The numbers of children overweight when going into primary school and when leaving primary education is increasing in the North of the county and at this week’s he…

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