Soaring obesity rates and cost of living crisis are putting the health of children at risk, according to charity Diabetes UK.
While type 2 diabetes is more common in adults Diabetes UK has revealed there has been more than a 50% increase in children receiving treatment in the last five years. These figures confirm a growing trend of serious health conditions related to obesity that are becoming more prevalent in a younger demographic than ever before.
The data has revealed type 2 diabetes is being disproportionately felt by children living in the most deprived areas with four in 10 children coming from the most deprived areas. Diabetes UK has urged the UK government not to abandon their commitments to child health, calling on it to reverse its decision to delay restrictions to junk food marketing and to address long-standing health disparities.
