Targeting food deserts could help solve the junk food feedback loop

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It’s never been a secret that children in the most deprived neighbourhoods are twice as likely to be obese as those in the wealthiest ones

I recently discovered that I grew up in London’s most overweight borough. According to Public Health England’s latest figures (from 2023/24), Barking and Dagenham has the highest proportion of childhood obesity of all London boroughs, at 29.3%.

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