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Child obesity fear before school

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New research has suggested that if a child is obese when they start school, it may be too late to tackle the problem.

Eight-year-old Thomas Broomhall has lost two stone in the last year, with his sister Bernie starting a similar weight-loss programme.

Their mother, Amanda Broomhall has spoken of the need to stop children from snacking.

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