Rates of type-2 diabetes are rising and experts are concerned the situation may only deteriorate.
Doctors are seeing a "very concerning climb" in the number of children developing type-2 diabetes, a charity is warning.
Diabetes UK says high obesity levels could be to blame and poor diets linked to the cost of living crisis could make a bad situation even worse.Four in 10 young people with type-2 diabetes are from disadvantaged areas.More than one in 10 children is already obese by the time they are old enough to start school.
Being overweight or obese significantly increases the risk of type-2 diabetes. Other risk factors include family history and ethnicity.
"We are very concerned that this spike in childhood obesity will translate into an even greater increase in children with type-2 diabetes in the coming years, a crisis fuelled by long-standing health inequalities and made worse still by impacts of the cost of living crisis."A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "We are taking urgent action to halve childhood obesity by 2030.
"This includes encouraging people to choose healthier food options through introducing calorie labelling in large restaurants, cafes and takeaways, supporting families through schemes such as Healthy Start, and rules on the placement of less healthy products in stores and online to help reduce children's overconsumption."
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