“Fewer than three per cent of 11-year-old children are taking enough exercise at the time in their lives when they should be most active, a major research project on the inactivity of youth reports today.”
(Via Telegraph News | UK News Only one in 250 girls takes enough exercise: .)
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“Thousands of British youngsters may be suffering from undetected high blood pressure, doctors have warned. They said it went hand in hand with the obesity epidemic that is blighting the lives of many children and teenagers“
(Via the Mail online | Health Doctors warn of high blood pressure epidemic in children: .)
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“Children’s favourites such as Scooby-Doo and Bratz are being cynically used to sell youngsters unhealthy snacks, says a new report.
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(Via Mirror.co.uk – News – Top Stories Cartoon bosses slammed: .)
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“The ASA is in the process of recruiting eight young leaders aged 18-25 to join a national forum and represent the voice of young people active within the organisation.
The ASA Youth Forum has been set up to enable young people involved in the sport to work with the national governing body and develop opportunities for [...]
The war on children and especially teenagers eventually pins it all on an old favourite – what about the dads that don’t cook?
“The children of wealthier parents, particularly those with working mothers, are more likely to be obese or overweight, a study says.”
(Via BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition Working mums’ ‘child [...]
“The children of wealthier parents are more likely to be overweight than those from poor households, a survey has revealed“
(Via the Mail online | Home Middle-class children ‘are more likely to be overweight’: .)
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