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The number of obese school-aged children has exceeded the number of underweight children globally, according to a new report released by UNICEF. This is the first time obesity has overtaken undernourishment as the leading form of malnutrition among children aged five to 19, according to the report released on Wednesday. Today, “when we talk about malnutrition, we are no longer …

Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children’s charity Unicef. Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19 years old – around 188 million children …