As a parent, Iâ $ ™ m very concerned when
I hear about the obesity levels in kids.
It seems like you can't walk three feet these days without
hearing about the obesity epidemic.
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Everyday we read or
hear about unhealthy foods - foods like infant formula, processed / packaged industrially made infant foods, junk foods, foods with high levels of starch, transfats, highly processed foods, which increase our risk of getting cancer, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension,
obesity, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
While most parents have sugar on their radar because they've
heard about the negative health effects of eating too much sugar, such as increased risk of
obesity and diabetes, they may not be aware that many kids are reportedly getting an unhealthy amount of salt in their diets.
We have all
heard the news reports
about the rise in
obesity among American teens and adults.
Several years ago, after an acquaintance asked me if I'd
heard about the controversy, I Googled «cow's milk» and «kids» and a new world opened up to me — one that hysterically warned me that cow's milk would cause my child to develop diabetes,
obesity, and cancer, among other lovely things.
Ten years after I first dipped my toe into the roiling waters of school food reform, I continue to
hear parents complain
about unhealthy food and food practices at school, even as headlines scream
about the childhood
obesity epidemic.
You may have
heard about research linking formula - feeding with rapid infant growth and an increased risk of childhood
obesity.
If Labour have failed to promote black talent, Shaun Bailey - our Hammersmith candidate - also believes that Labour is talking
about the wrong issues: «Climate change,
obesity and the environment are not what black people want to
hear about.
Also
hear about optimal sleep positions, how
obesity causes sleep problems, and why getting kicked by your spouse when you snore is a good thing.
You can
hear more from award - winning health journalist and author Gary Taubes
about sugar and the quality of science in nutrition and
obesity research in this Bulletproof Radio
You can
hear more from award - winning health journalist and author Gary Taubes
about sugar and the quality of science in nutrition and
obesity research in this Bulletproof Radio podcast.
Delegates attending the BNF conference
heard from a panel of eminent scientific experts including Professor Ashley Adamson from University of Newcastle, Dr Graham Moore from University of Cardiff, Professor John Reilly of University of Strathclyde, and Professor Jeanne Goldberg from Tufts University in Massachusetts, USA,
about the role and impact of a whole school approach to nutrition; the association between breakfast consumption and education outcomes in primary schools, with particular reference to deprivation; the impact of
obesity, and of physical activity, on academic attainment; and research which points to the most effective methods of communicating
about nutrition with school children.
For years we have
heard about the evils of too much screen time — sleep problems, attention issues,
obesity, sedentary lifestyles, etc..
We
hear about the «
Obesity Epidemic» in the United States over and over again.
There are a number of reasons why I think parents, teachers, and daycare providers should put an end to this obsessive snacking cycle, not least of all because kids» eating habits are on a downward spiral,
obesity is on the rise, and I constantly
hear parents complain
about how their kids won't eat.