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Most people assume the only reason to eat healthy foods is to stay slim. But being slim doesn’t mean you’re healthy, and doesn’t mean it’s OK to eat junk.
Policymakers need to stop focusing on schools to solve the obesity crisis.
It’s not laziness that is causing some parents to overfeed their children.
One in five children are now obese by the time they turn 11.
Up to 25% of Ecuadorian children suffer from malnutrition, and the country’s sugary school snacks aren’t helping. Kids need healthful, fresh food — not high-calorie humanitarian aid.
Bombarded with unhealthy offerings by the food industry, we blame and shame ourselves for gaining weight. But is it really our fault, or are we being “entrapped?”
Child support grants are an income resource that enables caregivers to make healthier food choices and provide the means to send their children to school earlier.
People have been fretting about children getting too little sleep for decades.
The people at risk are the ones who need to be listened to.
Childhood obesity is increasing and is most common for children living in disadvantage. But it’s preventable if we begin from the start of life.
The young adult novel “Eleanor & Park” is a frequent target for book challengers. But swears and sex aside, there’s something deeply subversive – and important – about this controversial book.
School garden projects are becoming hugely popular. Over 25 percent of public elementary schools include garden-based learning. Do these gardens improve the education and health of young people?
We need children to get hold of their fitness levels - literally.
To combat childhood obesity, we need to start from day one.
Action on Sugar doesn’t think much of David Cameron’s childhood obesity strategy, but will May do any better?
Many people believe eating healthily is expensive – and more costly than buying junk food. But our new research shows this isn’t the case.
Junk food adverts need to be banned near schools and nurseries – our children’s lives depend upon it.
In-school nutrition programmes can reduce the chances of children suffering from childhood obesity.
George’s medicine for health crisis is welcome, but not marvellous.
Top contributors
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Professor, Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, University of Liverpool
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Executive Manager of Food for Health Alliance ; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health & Director, Institute Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Obesity, UCL
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia
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Reader, Health and Education, University of Bolton
