Nearly a quarter of children start their school life in Gloucestershire overweight or obese-more than the national average.
And by the time they reach Year 6 the figure has risen to almost one in three.
A report has also come out showing poorer families are buying 22 per cent less fruit and vegetables than before the recession.
The Government's annual Family Food survey said only those in the top fifth income bracket are estimated to be eating the recommended five a day.
The report about schoolchildren's weight was compiled by The NHS Information Centre.
Nationally more than 1 million pupils were surveyed and one in five children in Reception found to be overweight or obese and nearly a third of those in Year 6.
In Gloucestershire 5,822 Reception children were surveyed.
Of them 827 or 14.2 per cent were found to be overweight and 524 or 9 per cent were found to be obese.
A total of 5,685 Year 6 pupils were surveyed and 807 or 14.2 per cent found to be overweight.
For more, see Monday's Citizen and Echo