Obesity
REGARDING high obesity levels in St Helens.
There are a number of social reasons for this – poverty, deprivation, poor education, lifestyles that revolve around Netflix and ordering takeaways on an app, the lack of school sports, the demise of sports clubs, mental health issues etc.
However, it doesn’t help that St Helens has a vast array of takeaways – all within the town centre area.
Pryce James, via Facebook
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