Almost a quarter of English children are obese at the end of primary school

Analysis of more than 1m children reveals alarming' effects of pandemic

Almost one in four children aged 10 and 11 in England are obese, according to the largest study of its kind - a finding that experts say exposes the profound" and alarming" long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Obesity rates increased by 45% in four-to-five-year-olds and by 21% in 10-to-11-year-olds during the first year of lockdowns, the analysis involving more than 1 million children reveals.