article_snippet: One in five children now leaves primary school obese, official figures show .
article_snippet: More than three quarters of parents refuse to admit More than three quarters of parents child is overweight, as official figures show one in five  children now leaves primary school obese.
article_snippet: Researchers at Imperial College London found 77 per cent of parents claimed Researchers at Imperial College London was ‘normal’.
article_snippet: Among those who did accept those who did accept was too fat, many claimed it was just ‘puppy fat’ or those who did accept genes.
article_snippet: The study came as official figures found the number of obese 11-year-olds has increased since previous years.
article_snippet: Experts warned that lifestyle habits are ingrained by the time a child is 11.
article_snippet: Mr Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, warned: 'Those 11-year-olds are probably going to end up as obese adults.
article_snippet: Other experts say the problem of childhood obesity is compounded by the fact parents often don’t realise, or refuse to admit, that parents is fat.