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Would your child fail their school fat report - Coventry Telegraph- Childhood Obesity News
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But it’s not the case that parents are aware their children are overweight and simply turning a blind eye, experts say the problem stems from the fact that parents often don’t recognise that their kids are obese. The fact that the ‘fat reports’ could alert parents to the reality that their child is overweight could be a vital move, says Paul Sacher, a paediatric dietician at the Childhood Nutrition Research Centre in London. He admits that some children do have to work harder at keeping to a healthy weight, but stresses that often the biggest hurdle they have to overcome is establishing a different lifestyle from that of their unhealthy, and often over-weight parents. She says many of the problems with childhood obesity are due to a lack of understanding and education about the effects of food on weight, energy, and the emotions, as well as health. Read Childhood Obesity
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