[Will88]

"The difference in the last 30 years is the grotesque increase in young people getting fatter and fatter."

The article mentions more obese children several times, but never says what ailments or conditions of obese children are supposedly putting so many new demands on the NHS.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Here is one clue:

Rise in type 2 diabetes in children 'deeply worrying'

The UK is seeing a small but "extremely worrying" rise in the number of children developing a type of diabetes that is normally seen only in adults and is linked to obesity, say experts