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Child Weight and NHS Costs: The New Data

Cost variations emerged across age groups and ethnicities, with girls showing higher expenses for severe obesity than boys.

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  1. Study analyzed 268,231 children aged 2–15 years (2014–2020).

  2. Severe obesity incurred £190 ($274) in annual excess NHS costs per child.

  3. Underweight status also drove high costs at £164 ($236) per child.

  4. National costs of childhood overweight/obesity estimated at £273 million yearly.

  5. Girls with severe obesity had higher costs (£253) than boys.

  6. Highest costs occurred in 4–5-year-olds with severe obesity (£472).

  7. Findings support preventive interventions targeting childhood weight.

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