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 »
Letters to parents re: fat children
Posted in Diet and Health, tagged children, education, fat, health, obese, overweight on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Parents in Gloucestershire are to be sent letters urging them to take responsibility for their children’s weight. The news comes as it is revealed obese people cost Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust more than £143 million a year. This is set to rise to £159.5 million a year by 2015 unless action is taken. School children [...]
