Babies, toddlers and preschool-aged children should be active for at least three hours every day, according to the latest advice from UK government health experts.
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There are many health benefits associated with weight loss for those with obesity, but regaining fertility may not be the first you’d think of. Yet a study suggests bariatric surgery — commonly known as gastric bypass surgery — may provide hope for morbidly obese women of child-bearing age who are […]
A new study suggests that women who gain too much weight during pregnancy will give birth to babies with a higher amount of body fat, Medical News Today reports. This in turn is a possible risk factor for developing childhood obesity. We’ve already seen reports that children may inherit obesity […]
British retailer caters for growing child obesity problem with ‘oversize’ school uniforms You don’t have to look far in modern Britain to see that the problem of obesity now extends to even the youngest members of society. Three-year-olds are sporting increased midriffs, and to that end one of our best-known […]
You don’t have to look far to find someone talking about increasing levels of childhood obesity caused by poor diets and lack of exercise. Now, Weight Watchers in the USA is starting an initiative to encourage parents to get their kids active, eating well, and ultimately being both happy and […]
One event is not going to solve childhood obesity, but at least the sports event company “The Fix UK” is doing its bit to tackle the problem by organising a five kilometre family run on Epsom Downs and Racecourse on Sunday 19th October. It will offer families the opportunity to […]
Men who eat a diet containing even modest amounts of soya products could be adversely affecting their sperm count, according to a recent medical study by scientists in the United States. Even small amounts of soya products, now frequently used in the Western world as meat and dairy substitutes, as […]
A new poll from the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital found that four out of ten parents with clinically obese children (aged 6-11) said that their kids were “about the right weight”, only rarely being “very concerned” about their child’s weight. This national study on children’s health found […]
There are over 42,500 toddlers under the age of 5 who are taken to UK hospitals because of kitchen related accidents every year, and that number doesnÂ’t take into account the thousands of minor accidents that are remedied by a cuddle and a bit of TLC. The Little Helper Fun […]
Whilst many studies of obesity in children focus on how their life is influenced by their parents, a new study reverses this thinking and instead looks at what influence kids may have on their parents: “Parents with children are likely to be susceptible in their food choices to both the […]