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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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David Clark

Three times as many healthy children attempting to lose weight, study finds

An increasing number of healthy children are dieting in a bid to lose weight, a new study has found.

Experts from Oxford University asked 34,000 children about their weight and found the number with a healthy body mass index (BMI) had tripled over the last two decades.

Youngsters were quizzed on whether they were trying to lose, maintain or gain weight.

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