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Monday, 17 November 2008
FAT BABIES (Click Here)
Obesity risk for babies who sleep less,” is the headline in The Daily Telegraph today. The article says that “babies and toddlers who sleep for less than 12 hours a day are twice as likely to be overweight by the time they are three years old”. The research also shows that if this lack of sleep is combined with more than two hours of TV a day then that “increases the risk even further,”
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
WAYS TO REDUCE OBESITY (Click Here)
Strategies To Overcome And Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Proposes Plan To Address The State Of The Union's Obesity CrisisStrategies To Overcome And Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance Proposes Plan To Address The State Of The Union's Obesity Crisis.
TEENAGE OBESITY (Click Here)
Teenage obesity is an increasing concern; an alarming concern. As of the year 2000, 9 million American children were overweight, and the same numbers again are at risk of becoming overweight.
The causes of teenage obesity are many.
For one thing, the American lifestyle has become more and more sedentary in recent years. People spend more time watching television.
Nearly everyone spends at least some time sitting in front of a computer, and some teens spend quite a bit of time doing it. Video games for the TV and games for the computer are wildly popular. Much of their "play" and leisure time is spent sitting in front of a screen instead of outside bicycling, playing sports, skating, or any of the multitudes of possibilities.
Friday, 7 November 2008
FACTS THAT ARE NEEDED (Click Here)
Avoiding childhood obesity
This factsheet is for parents who have obese children or want to know more about childhood obesity.
Children need lots of energy because they are growing. A varied and nutritious diet is essential for their development. However, like adults, if they take in more energy - in the form of food - than they use up, the extra energy is stored in their bodies as fat.
In the UK an estimated one in four 11 to 15 year olds are overweight or obese - and the problem is growing every year.
CLICK ON SUB-HEADINGS BELOW TO ACCESS FURTHER INFORMATION:
A serious problem
Why are more children overweight?
What is a healthy weight for a child?
Maintaining a healthy weight
The emotional factors
Prevention
Further information
Sources
This factsheet is for parents who have obese children or want to know more about childhood obesity.
Children need lots of energy because they are growing. A varied and nutritious diet is essential for their development. However, like adults, if they take in more energy - in the form of food - than they use up, the extra energy is stored in their bodies as fat.
In the UK an estimated one in four 11 to 15 year olds are overweight or obese - and the problem is growing every year.
CLICK ON SUB-HEADINGS BELOW TO ACCESS FURTHER INFORMATION:
A serious problem
Why are more children overweight?
What is a healthy weight for a child?
Maintaining a healthy weight
The emotional factors
Prevention
Further information
Sources
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