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Originally Posted by Neil
I would agree with you on that except when you look at the childhood obesity figures
That came from here Child Obesity :: Public Health England Obesity Knowledge and Intelligence team
Should the authorities ignore these figures or try to do something about it? I'm not saying the way they are going about it is right because some of the things we hear about is stupid like plastic cake. Would be better to have no cake at all than a plastic one. |
it depends what measurements they are taking to check whether a child is obese or not.
BMI(body mass index) is unreliable because it doesn't take into account that muscular children will weigh more, but that muscles burn calories where fat does not.
The problem of obesity is multifaceted and therefore a 'one size fits all approach' is never going to work.
Also it is wrong to be prescriptive about what parents should include in lunch boxes....it just alienates those who need help......and is counter productive.
It would be far better to give children education in the preparation of healthy food.......in my experience, children are always happy to eat something that they have made.