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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Daniel Keane

Poor diets ‘are leaving children at risk of fatal diseases’

Danger zone: children who skip meals are at risk of suffering more behavioural and emotional problems

(Picture: Matt Writtle)

Children will be more susceptible to cancer and infectious diseases without “urgent” action to ensure they eat a more nutritious diet at school, health experts have warned.

Both food insecurity and poor diets could leave British schoolchildren with “dramatically” worse long-term health outcomes, leading paediatricians and nutritionists have told the Standard.

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