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Low-fat dairy products are no better for children’s health than full-fat originals, new study suggests
Researchers found no link between full-fat dairy consumption and weight gain, high cholesterol or high blood pressure in children.
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Asda to remove cartoon characters from cereal boxes to tackle childhood obesity
The supermarket chain hopes to address 'pester power' parents are placed under.
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Should schools ban packed lunches?
The call to ban packed lunches comes amid claims they are contributing to childhood obesity.
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Children become less active with each year of primary school
By the time they leave primary school children are doing more than an hour less physical activity per week.
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Ban eating on public transport, proposes leading health official
Professor Dame Sally Davies has warned the government is currently “nowhere near” its target to halve childhood obesity by 2030.
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Cadbury's to bring all chocolate bars under 100 calories
The move will see Cadbury’s reduce the size of its individual snacks.
Yahoo Life UKResearchers have uncovered a link between childhood obesity and mental health problems
"Obesity and emotional problems are intertwined."
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'Children should be weighed each year from age of two to prevent obesity developing'
Currently children aren't weighed until they start school, aged four.
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Is this mum right to be concerned about her daughter's weight?
“She is 7 and 138cm and 32kg. Not fat but not going to have slim frame ever.”
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More children leaving primary school 'severely obese' than ever before
It's the first time a 'severely obese' category has been added to the national child measurement programme data.
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Obesity is rocketing in the countries who give the 'Mediterranean diet' its name
In Cyprus, a massive 43% of boys and girls aged nine are either overweight or obese.
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Should teachers have the right to police what goes in children's lunch boxes?
Should teachers be able to police what goes in children’s packed lunch? When it comes to making children a pack lunch, most parents are full of healthy good intentions. Well, not necessarily because it seems some schools and nurseries are actually monitoring the healthy-levels of children’s packed lunches and sending notes home to parents who don’t meet strict nutritional standards.
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Could enforcing a 'no seconds' policy at dinner time help combat childhood obesity?
Obesity expert, Dr Clare Llewellyn has revealed that though children who are overweight eat just 12 extra calories at mealtimes, that tiny amount adds up to an extra 5,500 calories every month, which leads to youngsters putting on weight up to 7% quicker than other children of the same age. Dr Llewellyn, a lecturer in behavioural obesity research at University College London, said that overweight children do not necessarily eat more often, or have more junk food, but likely pile on the pounds because the portions on their plates are too large.
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Obese kids 'at risk of fatty liver disease'
We're forever being told we're getting fatter as a nation but are we aware of the damage it can do to our health – and in particular, our children's health? Top related searches: childhood obesity healthy eating for
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Experts suggest 'fat tax' to cut obesity
Hardly a day goes by without the growing problem of obesity making headlines and yet the healthy eating message still doesn't seem to be getting through. Now experts have suggested that unhealthy foods should be treated in much the same way
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Councils to ban takeaways near schools
Since the healthy eating message still isn't getting through to many, councils across the country are now hoping that a landmark ruling may help to curb the rise in teenage obesity. Councils will now be able to ban junk food outlets from