'One in four' three-year-olds overweight [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 02 December 2011
The latest findings from the Growing Up in Ireland study focusing on kids' health have revealed one in four three-year-olds in the country is overweight.
This includes six per cent of youngsters who are classified as obese, the study found, while it also noted those growing up in the most disadvantaged households are more likely to suffer from this problem.
However, overall wellbeing was found to be good, with 75 per cent of children described as very healthy and a further 23 per cent healthy, although boys were more likely than girls to have problems.
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