Junk food generation faces diabetes timebomb as growing numbers of children develop disease previously only seen in adults | Mail Online

Junk food is causing rising numbers of children to develop type 2 diabetes, a disease once seen only in adults.

Despite millions of pounds being poured into taxpayer-funded health drives, the majority of youngsters are still not eating a balanced diet.

Up to a fifth of ten-year-olds are clinically obese and at risk of heart attacks, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

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