Child obesity is determined before the age of five, ministers were told yesterday. Scientists found that the majority of weight gain in children happens before they have started school, raising doubts over Government policies which target fatter children only when they start primary education. They urged ministers to launch more pre-school obesity initiatives. A quarter [...]
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Childhood obesity determined by age of 5
Posted in Diet and Health, News, tagged change my shape, Change4Life, changemyshape, chidlren and weight problems, childhood obesity, children, diet and fitness, obesity, weight loss on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Daily Mail comments on growing childhood obesity
Posted in Diet and Health, News, tagged change my shape, childhood obesity, daily mail, Diet and Health on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As obesity soars, is it ever OK for your child to be fat? By Angela Epstein Britain is in the grip of a childhood obesity epidemic affecting a quarter of four- to five-year-olds and almost a third of ten-year-olds. Many experts believe this problem relates to lazy children being fed junk food and watching hours [...]
