Childhood obesity is particularly harmful because it limits a child's ability to enjoy a full and active life and also increases the risk of diabetes, cancer and heart and liver disease later in life.
Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, a cross-government strategy launched last year, sets out the agenda for the UK to reverse the rise in obesity by ensuring that everyone is able to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. The strategy's initial focus is on children, with the aim to reduce the proportion of overweight and obese children to 2000 levels by 2020. It builds on other initiatives such as the Government-led 5 A DAY fruit and vegetable campaign.
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