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The girls living on just one meal a day – 13.10.2009

Written by Zoë on October 13, 2009 - 0 Comments
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This was a pretty sobering news story in the press in October. The Exeter based Schools Health Education Unit surveyed 32,000 10-15 year olds. That’s a significant sized study. 26% of girls aged 14-15 admitted eating nothing for breakfast (the most important meal of the day). 20% of 12-13 year old girls had also skipped [...]

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Breakfast Stubbed out – 02.09.09

Written by Zoë on September 2, 2009 - 2 Comments
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“More than 1.2 million children begin the day by eating junk food or smoking cigarettes instead of having a proper breakfast”, a survey shows. Regular readers of this blog will know I have little regard for parents who don’t give their children the most important thing they can give them – health. Being a great [...]

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