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One in five children is already overweight or obese before they start school and almost a quarter of English three-year-olds have tooth decay. In the London Borough of Newham, the rates are well above these national averages. In 2015, the borough was found to have the highest proportion of childhood obesity in the capital, and the fourth-highest in England.
Early years professionals are on the front line in the battle against these health problems, and the well-being and nutrition team at Newham’s Early Start Group has been set up to work across the borough to help them.
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