Claim: One in four of the most disadvantaged children leave primary school obese, twice the rate for the most advantaged.
Fact-check: Are disadvantaged children twice as likely to be obese? - Full Fact
Verdict: that's right. of year 6 pupils who go to school in the most deprived tenth of areas, 25% are classed as obese, compared to 13% for children in the least deprived tenth.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Laura O'Brien
Date published: 2015-12-01T00:00:00