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FOI reveals 1,400 newborn babies classified as obese in last four years

Hundreds of babies are being born clinically obese each year in British hospitals as a result of the country’s spiralling weight crisis.

The shocking extent of the health problem is revealed following a nationwide ­investigation by the Sunday Mirror.

Damning figures we obtained under Freedom of Information laws show as many as 1,403 newborns were classified as obese (9lb 15oz or over) since 2011.

Reported by the Daily Mirror. You can read the full story here. 

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