Researchers led by NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the University of Southampton, in collaboration with researchers from the NIHR Imperial BRC, analysed data from the National Child Measurement Programme. They looked at BMI data on children in their first year of school (reception year, age four to five) and their last year of primary education (year six, age 10–11).
Obesity levels in children increased during Covid-19 restrictions because of:
Obesity went up from 10 per cent to 14 per cent in children aged four to five years during the pandemic, a rise of 45 per cent. After the pandemic, overweight and obesity rates returned to expected levels for this age group.
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