Call for action over childhood obesity in Sheffield after 150 need hospital treatment

By Lee Peace
Published 25th Jan 2019, 07:44 BST
Updated 25th Jan 2019, 07:48 BST
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Star readers are calling for more to be done to ensure children live a healthy lifestyle – after figures revealed nearly 150 needed hospital treatment for obesity.

Between 2016 and 2018, 149 inpatients aged 18 or under were admitted to Sheffield Children’s Hospital with a primary diagnosis of obesity.

The data, obtained by The Star under the Freedom of Information Act, has sparked calls for more to be done to tackle childhood obesity. 

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Star readers made their voices heard in a series of posts on Facebook.