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<p>The high prevalence of childhood obesity has been decades in the making. It is
going to take time to see results.</p><p>Through the three chapters of ‘Childhood
obesity: a plan for action’ we are delivering a wide range of measures to help achieve
our bold ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030. We have seen important successes
including the average sugar content of drinks subject to the soft drinks industry
levy decreasing by 28.8% between 2015 and 2018, and significant investment being made
in schools to promote physical activity and healthy eating.</p><p>Unicef’s ‘State
of the World's Children’ report, published in October 2019, recognised that “the UK
is paving the way to ensure that all children grow up in a healthy food environment”.
The Unicef report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.unicef.org/media/61356/file/SOWC-2019.pdf"
target="_blank">www.unicef.org/media/61356/file/SOWC-2019.pdf</a></p>
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