Listen: Strood GP Dr Julian Spinks says he's shocked by the latest data on how many children are obese - 11/10/2018

Oct 11, 2018, 12:11 PM

kmfm's been told obesity is one of the great public heath crisis' in Kent and Medway as stats show another increase in the number of year 6 children who're overweight.

New NHS stats show almost 4% of 10 and 11 year-olds in the county are 'severely obese' - that's up from 3.5% five years ago and only just below the national average.

In Medway, the figures are above that level for England at 4.3%.