Pupils too plump

1st June 2007, 1:00am

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Pupils too plump

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An obesity epidemic among British children is storing up problems for the future, including diabetes and heart disease, according to a Leicester university study. The study targeted 3,500 pupils from local inner city secondary schools. It found only half of children walked to school.

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