New obesity report points to podgier toddlers

New obesity report points to podgier toddlers
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Half of the parents surveyed for Time, Health and the Family: What Working Fam CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME Is your baby or toddler...... • between the ages of 0-18 months • has begun to crawl or showing the signs • is a younger brother or sister to your toddler • is attending a play group or nursery ....... then Childproofing is a must for CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME Is your baby or toddler...... • between the ages of 0-18 months • has begun to crawl or showing the signs • is a younger brother or sister to your toddler • is attending a play group or nursery ....... then Childproofing is a must for CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME Is your baby or toddler...... • between the ages of 0-18 months • has begun to crawl or showing the signs • is a younger brother or sister to your toddler • is attending a play group or nursery ....... then Childproofing is a must for Internet Safety for Kids and Family Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the Internet Safety for Kids and Family Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the Internet Safety for Kids and Family Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the MAKE A CHANGE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE While accident rates are falling, 2,000 children are still admitted to hospital every week. Katrina Phillips, chief executive of Child Accident Prevention Trust says: “Many serious accidents could be prevented by parents making simple changes – whether i MAKE A CHANGE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE While accident rates are falling, 2,000 children are still admitted to hospital every week. Katrina Phillips, chief executive of Child Accident Prevention Trust says: “Many serious accidents could be prevented by parents making simple changes – whether i MAKE A CHANGE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE While accident rates are falling, 2,000 children are still admitted to hospital every week. Katrina Phillips, chief executive of Child Accident Prevention Trust says: “Many serious accidents could be prevented by parents making simple changes – whether i	The British Medical Journal has just published the results of an overweight/obesity survey conducted among one to four year olds living in the Wirral region. Featured by a recent report in the Daily Telegraph, the research is based on "fat data" collected by health visitors over a two year period and involved the collection of BMI (body mass index) readings - a technique far more accurate than simply measuring pounds and ounces on the scales. Findings indicate that the number of overweight and obese pre-school children has doubled over the past ten years - pointing to a problem on a scale far exceeding doctors expectations. Dr Peter Bundred - a primary care specialist who oversaw the survey - and his colleagues from Liverpool University, had anticipated that 15 percent of their study group would be classified as "overweight" and some 5 percent as "obese". When the BMI readings were collated, instead analysts found that a staggering 23.6 percent of their subjects fell into the former category, and 9.2 percent into the latter. Interestingly, babies in the study tended to exhibit normal BMI readings - with problems only starting to occur when the children moved onto solids. Dr Bundred puts these dramatic increases down to the fact that children are eating too many preprepared foods, which contain much higher levels of fat than non processed meals. Also to the fact that they are simply not getting enough exercise. From this he extrapolates that parents arent playing with their children enough, saying, "Busy households with both parents working don’t have time to play with their children. They "entertain" them instead. Mothers put them in front of Teletubbies and get on with the housework." His main concern, however, is the fact that unhealthy eating patterns are becoming established so early in life - only to cause major problems later. As Dr Bundred has gone on record as saying, "We know that teenagers have become fatter, but for the first time we are seeing rapid increases in weight throughout the childhood years. That is worrying, as obesity is linked to problems such as heart disease, diabetes and premature death."
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