Children in UK lag behind international counterparts in healthy development

Global study on data of children from 193 countries shows lack of access to nutritious food among reasons for divergences

Poor access to nutritious food for UK schoolchildren and adolescents is the reason they are falling behind in healthy development compared with their counterparts in other wealthy nations, public health experts have said.

A global analysis of height and weight records of children aged five to 19 years old found that the UK’s standing slipped between 1985 and 2019, with 19-year-old men falling from 28th to 39th tallest, and women falling from 42nd to 49th.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3oY8wQO