07 May 2019 --- In a bid to get a handle on continually rising UK childhood obesity rates, newly-appointed Public Health Minister Seema Kennedy has vowed to crack down on obesity and diet from the earliest ages. The move comes as Public Health England (PHE) data shows 87 percent of children aged one-and-a-half to three years old exceed the daily recommended allowance for sugar. Baby and toddler food will also be a key focus of the UK government’s upcoming Green Paper on the prevention of poor health, according to the MP.