Ecuador’s school food is bad for kids — and the environment
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.
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Kids on social grants are less likely to be obese. They also go to school earlier
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.
Does a lack of sleep really make children overweight? Here’s the science
People have been fretting about children getting too little sleep for decades.
Let’s address the perfect storm of factors leading to obesity in disadvantaged children
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.
Do kids who grow kale eat kale?
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?
How 3D printing may help cut childhood obesity by getting children active
We need children to get hold of their fitness levels - literally.
Is proposed strategy on childhood obesity really ‘pathetic’?
Action on Sugar doesn't think much of David Cameron's childhood obesity strategy, but will May do any better?
Advertising has the power to make children fat and this needs to stop
Junk food adverts need to be banned near schools and nurseries – our children's lives depend upon it.
For poor children, two healthy meals a day can keep obesity away
In-school nutrition programmes can reduce the chances of children suffering from childhood obesity.
Fizzy drinks tax alone won’t solve childhood obesity nightmare
George's medicine for health crisis is welcome, but not marvellous.
Let children move around, stand or walk in the classroom. You’ll see the difference
Aren't there huge health benefits to staying physically active, for adults? Why should it be any different for children?
One third of 11-year-olds in the UK are overweight or obese, our new study shows
The World Health Organisation has defined obesity in children as a major threat to public health and the UK government treats it as a high priority. While we know a lot about the problem of childhood obesity…
Brownbagging it not always the healthy choice for kids’ school lunches
Ravenous students, busy parents, nutrition professionals and school officials all have their own ideas about what belongs on the school lunch table. Plenty of criticism centers on the unhealthiness of…
Fat is a classroom issue and primary schools must tackle it
A fifth of four- to five-year-old children in England are overweight or obese, rising to one third by age ten to 11 years. This stark increase during the primary school years points to the potential contribution…
Earth’s generation next will be wealthier, but not always healthier
Our Tropical Future: A new report on the State of the Tropics has revealed rapid changes in human and environmental health in the Earth’s tropical regions. This is the second in a four-part series about…
One in four NSW schoolkids overweight - new report
Nearly a quarter of all school-aged children in New South Wales are either overweight or obese, according to the latest in…
Calling young girls ‘fat’ increases obesity risk
Labelling a young girl as “fat” increases the risk she will become obese in later life, according to a recent study. More…
Genes predispose obesity but it’s fullness that makes you fat
A genetic predisposition to weight gain and obesity in later life can in part be explained by a lack of feeling full after…
Junk food black markets and BBM – how pupils avoid Jamie’s school dinners
When Jamie’s School Dinners first aired in early 2005, it launched Britain’s secondary schools as a key battle ground for politicians, professionals and campaigners keen to improve young people’s diet…
Hard Evidence: do supermarket checkouts make kids obese?
Your eye gets caught by the dried apples slices and pistachios but your child, sitting in the trolley, sees the Percy pig sweets. The queue is moving slowly, how well do you resist? A commentary by Deborah…
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Lecturer Health and Physical Education, University of Auckland
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Professor, Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
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Principal Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Public Health Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Health and Social Research, Australian Catholic University
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Jack Brockhoff Chair of Child Public Health, University of Melbourne
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Consultant Paediatrician; Director of Research and Associate Director, Centre for Community Child Health
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Lecturer in School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Professor of Pharmacology, Head of Pharmacology, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Food Policy. Director of World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Population Salt Reduction, George Institute for Global Health
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Chief Medical Advisor at National Heart Foundation of Australia; Senior Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Lecturer (Nutrition & Dietetics), Queensland University of Technology
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Director of Cancer Programs, Cancer Council NSW; PhD Candidate in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Sydney
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