They're taller, better fed and have fewer fillings - so why are today's children LESS healthy than 50 years ago?

| Mail Online

There is little doubt that over the past 50 years or so children have got heavier. They’ve also got taller and even their feet have got bigger. But what effect is this having on their health?

Many of these changes have been good for children’s health, says Bernard Harris, professor of the history of social policy at Southampton University.