Has Leeds bucked the national trend in childhood obesity?
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Has Leeds bucked the national trend in childhood obesity?

Vari Drennan Professor, Healthcare and policy research at Kingston and St George’s, University of London

While growing levels of obesity in children in the UK is a major public health concern, there has been a significant fall in obesity in reception age children in Leeds.

Primary Health Care. 29, 3, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/phc.29.3.11.s11

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