Sentences with phrase «of child obesity»

In less than a generation, rates of child obesity have risen dramatically worldwide.

The new plan recognizes the growing threat from cyber warfare as well as the huge future costs from our epidemic of child obesity and the crushing burden of college tuition.

We know that maternal obesity increases the risk of child obesity, whether through effects on the fetus or because of shared diet.

The UK has the highest rate of child obesity in Western Europe.

«In fact I think it is the tap root of the child obesity epidemic.

Healthy food advocates said they're not anti-potato, but they think children need a greater variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains to fight a tripling of child obesity rates in the past 30 years.

The EU's weak legislation on baby foods has certainly exacerbated the problem of child obesity — not only within the EU but globally — so this move is well overdue.

Former Play School presenter Baroness Floella Benjamin, who led the all - party Parliamentary group, said: «It is now widely acknowledged that the nation is in the grip of a child obesity epidemic.

The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) measures the height and weight of around one million school children in England every year, providing a detailed picture of the prevalence of child obesity.

The mayor aims to significantly reduce this unacceptable level of child obesity in London by 2028.

Afterschool program participation and the development of child obesity and peer acceptance.

In 2004 the government set a target to stop the rise in numbers of child obesity by 2010 (see Tackling Child Obesity — First Steps National Audit Office Value for Money Report: Executive Summary Report).

More research is needed to elucidate the interactions among child eating behaviors and parent feeding styles in the prediction of child obesity risk.

If attempts to educate parents about the inherent risks of child obesity is failing miserably, prosecuting parents for child cruelty in allowing their children to become obese for reasons other than a diagnosed medical condition, could be the only way for the government to truly tackle this out - of - control problem.

He adds: «The incidence of T2DM has increased dramatically worldwide in children due to the epidemic of child obesity.

Confronted with rising rates of child obesity and a surge of youth allergies, many local schools seized the moment to take a firm stand against junk food served anywhere and any time in the building — including fare offered by parents for classroom parties, bake sales and club meetings.

Our epidemic of child obesity will, in time, lead to huge medical costs as heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illness slowly drain the vitality of far too many of tomorrow's adults.