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Breaking the cycle – how active travel to school could help tackle childhood obesity and inequality

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Christine Garrington

There are a host of reasons, many of them highly publicised in recent years, as to why we should encourage young people to be more physically active. Now a team of London researchers has shown how the time spent travelling to and from school  is important in helping children, particularly those from more disadvantaged backgrounds,…

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