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Kellogg’s Coco Pops Advert

Written by Zoë on February 8, 2010 - 3 Comments
Categories: Media comments, Obesity

Bit of a long blog this, but hopefully worth it! 1)  I subscribe to the Children’s Food Campaign newsletter and support their campaigns. The CFC got a great article in The Independent, which can be seen here. 2) This was an extract from the Children’s Food Campaign January newsletter: “Ever thought of avoiding Coco Pops [...]

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Kids can eat enough for 4 on Xmas Day…

Written by Zoë on December 18, 2009 - 0 Comments
Categories: Media comments

… but the lunch won’t be the problem. A study done by Carnegie Weight Management (fat camp for kids, basically) found that an average Christmas dinner can contain 956 calories and48g of fat. Who cares?! Turkey, carrots, sprouts, parsnips, even roast potatoes and a bit of stuffing are not going to do anyone any harm. [...]

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Lunch boxes with as much sugar as 10 doughnuts – 16.11.09

Written by Zoë on November 16, 2009 - 0 Comments
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This was widely reported in the UK Media on 16 November: A “Which” Consumer survey found that a child’s lunchbox could contain as much sugar as 10 doughnuts. A packed lunch with 5 items including cheese, biscuits and fruit juice, contained 60g of sugar. This equates to 12 teaspoons making the lunch as sugary as [...]

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Breakfast Stubbed out – 02.09.09

Written by Zoë on September 2, 2009 - 2 Comments
Categories: Media comments

“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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School’s out and we’re off to FAT CAMP – Daily Mail 18.07.09

Written by Zoë on July 18, 2009 - 0 Comments
Categories: Media comments

I wanted to cry at the end of this article. It is all about obese teenagers who are spending this summer at fat camps in the UK (such camps have been around in the US for years). The reason I wanted to cry is because the advice that they are being given in the camp [...]

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Where one child in six is obese before they start school – Daily Mail 06.07.09

Written by Zoë on July 6, 2009 - 0 Comments
Categories: Media comments

This was a shocking article, by David Derbyshire, about childhood obesity. Overall, 1 child in 10 is obese by the age of 5, while 1 in 5 is obese when they start secondary school. The regional differences are even more striking: In Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, 1 in 6 is obese when they start school. In Adur, [...]

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