Almost two-thirds of children – 63% - will be medically obese by 2050, according to nutritionists.

A survey also found that many parents admitted that their children eat less healthily during the summer holidays.

Over half of parents across the UK think their child has a better diet during term time with 59% of those in Scotland admitting it's often cheaper or easier for their children to have less healthy snacks.

The figures, backed by the British Nutrition Foundation, found that 43% of parents in Scotland admit letting their children indulge in snacks to stop them pestering them.

And half of all parents in the UK said that they find it hard to think of imaginative ways to provide a healthy diet for their child.

Meanwhile, recent claims from the Department of Health stated that over 500,000 children are set to put their livers at risk because of a "culture of overeating".