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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Helen William

Smart scales and special clinics to help thousands of obese children lose weight

Thousands of severely overweight children could be helped by hi-tech “smart scales” as part of an NHS England campaign to support weight loss and promote healthy habits.

The digital device, hailed by health chiefs as a “game-changing tool,” is being rolled out at specialist NHS clinics where staff can monitor and provide ongoing weight loss help to patients and their families.

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