“‘To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.’

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(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day Benjamin Franklin: .)

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“Today’s teenagers are the first generation whose health is worse than their parents’, doctors have warned. Despite living in an age of unprecedented prosperity and life expectancy, adolescents are reversing the long-term British trend of ever-rising good health“

(Via the Mail online | Health Teens of today first in history to be less healthy than their [...]

“Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, an expert warns.

In a normal child 20-25% of their body weight will be fat but specialists report that they are seeing toddlers with up to 50% body fat.”

(Via BBC NEWS | Health | Rise in number of obese toddlers: .)

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“A rottweiler from Devon at risk of being put down has been named pet slimmer of the year after shedding 35kg thanks to a regime of swimming.”

(Via BBC NEWS | England | Devon | Doggy paddler is slimming winner: .)

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“Primary school children are to be weighed annually, and their parents will be told if they are obese, after the Government overuled its own public health officials.

Despite opposition by nurses, who fear that children could be stigmatised, the Government will weigh all those aged four to ten in the next academic year to help [...]

“Children and teenagers are spending an average of two and a half months a year staring at screens, with many watching television before they go to school or have breakfast, according to new research.

The study by the British Dietetic Association suggests young people spend 20% of their day watching TV, looking at a monitor or [...]