HOW FAT ARE BRITISH CHILDREN?
6 years, 1 month ago

HOW FAT ARE BRITISH CHILDREN?

Daily Mail  

English children are fatter than ever – official data revealed last October that one in every 25 10 to 11-year-olds are severely obese, the fattest possible category. And out of around 556,000 children of primary school-leaving age in the UK, 170,000 are overweight to some degree, figures showed in May last year. More than one in five 11-year-olds are obese – equivalent to around 111,000 children – and being so fat means they are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer or have a stroke. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health say children should be weighed every year at school because 'danger is on the horizon' and the UK is lagging behind the rest of the EU in tackling obesity.

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Forcing children to finish meals could be fuelling obesity crisis
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Forcing children to finish meals could be fuelling obesity crisis

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Large food portions for children may …

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Childhood obesity has been growing in the past decade Baroness …

Source of sugar, not just amount, could impact weight in children – study
8 months ago

Source of sugar, not just amount, could impact weight in children – study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers found that total sugar intake at age three …

World Obesity Day 2024: Healthy habits for kids to prevent childhood obesity
10 months, 1 week ago

World Obesity Day 2024: Healthy habits for kids to prevent childhood obesity

Hindustan Times  

More and more children around the world are becoming obese and at an increased risk of developing lifestyle diseases due to sedentary lifestyle and poor eating habits. Parents must address childhood obesity as the extra weight in kids can eventually lead to adult complications such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint issues, liver diseases that can impact their …

A new study bolsters evidence that severe obesity is increasing in young kids in the US
1 year ago

A new study bolsters evidence that severe obesity is increasing in young kids in the US

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children. There was some hope that children in a government food program might be bucking a trend in obesity rates — earlier research found rates were dropping a little about a decade ago for those kids. But “the daily hardships that …

Obesity levels drop in Year 6 pupils but still not back to pre-pandemic levels
1 year, 2 months ago

Obesity levels drop in Year 6 pupils but still not back to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Obesity levels in Year 6 in England fell from 23.4% of pupils in 2021/22 …

CDC warns Type 2 rates in children expected to shoot up 8-fold by 2060
2 years ago

CDC warns Type 2 rates in children expected to shoot up 8-fold by 2060

Daily Mail  

The number of Americans under the age of 20 with type 2 diabetes could skyrocket by as much as 700 percent by 2060, according to an official study. If an expected upward trend in new diabetes diagnoses comes to fruition, the US could see a nearly 700 percent increase in type 2 diabetes cases in people younger than 20 CDC …

Ultra-processed foods ‘make up almost two-thirds of Britain’s school meals’
2 years, 5 months ago

Ultra-processed foods ‘make up almost two-thirds of Britain’s school meals’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British primary and secondary school …

Why obesity is a growing problem among kids?
2 years, 6 months ago

Why obesity is a growing problem among kids?

Live Mint  

Despite numerous public health initiatives to encourage healthy behaviours and improve living conditions the rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier, according to a new study. Major findings from the study include: Approximately 40 per cent of today's high school students and young …

Soaring obesity levels among children triggers a 50% rise type 2 diabetes, report reveals
2 years, 7 months ago

Soaring obesity levels among children triggers a 50% rise type 2 diabetes, report reveals

Daily Mail  

Spiralling child obesity levels has sparked a huge rise in the number with type 2 diabetes, according to a charity. Demand for care for those with type 2 diabetes at paediatric diabetes units across England and Wales has increased by 57 per cent. Source: NHS Four in 10 children and young people with type 2 diabetes were living in the …

Diets of British teenagers are unhealthy and unsustainable, says study
2 years, 8 months ago

Diets of British teenagers are unhealthy and unsustainable, says study

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Experts found that seven in 10 British teenagers do not even consume 100g of …

Bringing back primary school ‘weigh-ins’ is a terrible idea – it could cause more problems than it prevents
3 years, 6 months ago

Bringing back primary school ‘weigh-ins’ is a terrible idea – it could cause more problems than it prevents

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Severe child obesity hits an all-time high in the UK
5 years, 3 months ago

Severe child obesity hits an all-time high in the UK

CNN  

CNN — Severe obesity has hit an all-time high among children in England in their last year of primary school, a government report has found. Children above the 95th percentile are considered “obese,” while children above the 99.6th percentile are considered “severely obese.” The findings come just a week after a report by the World Obesity Federation, which warned that …

Obesity, overweight among school-going children a concern
5 years, 5 months ago

Obesity, overweight among school-going children a concern

The Hindu  

Incidents of obesity is said to be on an increasing trend in many cities. An ongoing study named ‘Childhood Obesity Prevention in Schools’ has come out with alarming results on obesity in school-going children in Coimbatore. The main aim of the study is to let parents and teachers know the risk factor of obesity among children and prevent further risks …

British teenagers have the highest rate of obesity in Europe
5 years, 10 months ago

British teenagers have the highest rate of obesity in Europe

Daily Mail  

Our teenagers and children are among the unhealthiest in the Western world, a major report has found. British teenagers aged 15 to 19 have the highest rates of obesity in Europe and the fifth highest in the developed world, according to the report by the Nuffield Trust think tank and the Association for Young People’s Health. The report authors wrote: …

People who gained weight as teenagers are more at risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds
6 years, 3 months ago

People who gained weight as teenagers are more at risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Daily Mail  

Putting on weight as a teenager significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research. Children who are of a healthy weight at the age of ten but overweight or obese by adulthood are at a 53 per cent increased risk of diabetes. Those who had been thin in childhood but overweight in adulthood were 53 per …

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