Children Are Consuming Up To 500 Excess Calories Per Day, Report Reveals

The Huffington Post – Rachel Moss

Children are consuming up to 500 calories more than is recommended per day, the equivalent of an extra meal, a new report warns. The data is part of Public Health England’s (PHE) latest report on obesity, which claims “too many children and most adults are overweight or obese, suffering consequences from bullying and low self-esteem in childhood, to type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers as adults”. (more)