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 »
Tewkesbury given £2.4 million to get healthy
Posted in Diet and Health, News, tagged changemyshape, diet and fitness, government funding, health, obesity, prevention against obesity on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are hearing more and more about councils getting involved in the prevention against obesity and Gloucestershire County Council has really put it’s money where it’s mouth is in giving Tewkesbury £2.4 million to get healthier! I found this article on the This is Gloucestershire website. Tewkesbury has been given £2.4 million to make its [...]
