Thursday, July 12, 2012

Children's Health & Fitness ? Childhood Obesity

July 11th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From ITV News?..

Children in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area are among the fattest in the country. An investigation has found that 27.6% of children in the coastal region are seriously overweight ? the fifth highest figure in the UK.

But is is a countrywide problem. 10.5 per cent of boys and 8.8 per cent of girls in reception year (aged 4-5 years) and 20.5 per cent of boys and 17.4 per cent of girls in Year 6 (aged 10-11 years) are classed as obese.

A special team of health professionals in Great Yarmouth and Waveney are now working on a new campaign to encourage parents and children to be aware of weight issues and to help children eat a more healthy died.

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