The TV bike: A cure for child obesity or excuse for lazy parents?

“Once upon a time parents would take their children to the park when they wanted to ride their bike. But these days many mothers and fathers are too busy to tear their children away from the TV“

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3ST 3LBS TODDLER IN CLINIC

“A TODDLER of 15 months weighing an incredible 3st 3lbs is being treated at an obesity clinic.

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The baby boomers who are in worse health than their parents

“Overweight. Arthritic. Plagued by heart disease. As years of good living catch up with them, Britain’s middle-aged baby boomers are the first generation to be in worse health than their parents“

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A quarter of toddlers are overweight

“Nearly a quarter of all children are overweight or obese by the age of three, it was revealed yesterday. Nearly a fifth of toddlers – 18 per cent – are heavier than they should be and 5 per cent are clinically obese“

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Prosecute parents of obese children for neglect, says doctor

“OBESITY in children under 12 should be considered parental neglect, a doctor claims.”

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Lazy children ‘are storing up problems in later life’

“Children face years of ill-health because they are not active enough, researchers say. Scientists claim there is an epidemic of ‘mini-couch potatoes’ at risk of chronic health problems in later life“

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