"Children who're obese in their early teens are twice as likely to die by the age of 50", said Colin Waine, chairman of the National Obesity Forum.
Researchers measured the height and weight of 11-15 year olds and found 24 percent of boys and 26 percent of girls qualified as obese - almost double the 1995 figures.
"We will soon be seeing our children growing up losing limbs and becoming blind", said Amanda Eden of Diabetes UK.
She called on the government to ban junk food advertising to children and find more ways of encouraging people to exercise.
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The Guardian, Mon 24 Apr 2006 at 11:27am
