News on Obesity

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Children 'not exercising enough' Only one in 40 11-year-olds meets the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, say researchers. A University of Bath study of 5,595 children found that 95% of boys and 99.6% of girls fell short of this time.

Half of all children in Britain could be obese by 2050 Sophie Borland reports that the Government warned yesterday that almost half of all children risk being dangerously overweight by 2050.

Obese children risk being stigmatised Overweight children are being put at risk of being bullied

Middle-class children are more likely to be over weight children of wealthier parents are more likely to be over-weight than poorer ones.

Take obese children from parents, say doctors overfeeding to be considered a form of parental neglect or abuse.

Quarter of toddlers overweight or obese An Institute for Child Health study of 14,000 children born 2000 - 2002 found 18 per cent were overweight

Childhood obesity tips on beating obesity

15 minutes football ‘can halve obesity risk’ children becoming obese could be halved with 15 minutes of moderately vigorous exercise each day.

Parents are focus of new childhood anti-obesity education campaign new anti-obesity campaign launched by the government

Blame the junk food Professor Terence Wilkin of Plymouth University blames the rise in childhood obesity purely on larger portion sizes of unhealthy foods

Pupils given pedometers to fight obesity 45,000 pedometers will be handed out to primary school children

MPs warn of obesity risks ‘to an entire generation’ Obesity costs the nation around £3.5 billion

Our children eat the most junk in Europe British children consume more confectionary and fizzy drinks than children from any other nation in Europe.

Too much, too young children have never been fatter or so prone to eating disorders