The past 20 - 30 years has seen a worrying rise in obesity. The chief medical officer describes the health of our nation's children as a "public health timb bomb", with one in 20 boys aged between 2 and 15 and 1 in 15 girls are classed as clinically obese. As being obese is a precursor for incrased risk of CVD, premature atherosclerosis and Type 2 Diabetes, a condition historically only associated with adults these statistics are cause for concern.
Many factors have contributed to an increase in the prevalence of health related illnesses caused by being overweight or obese. Social and cultural factors have resulted in increasingly sedentary behaviour of our children. This coupled with the availability of energy dense, highly palatable foods have lead to what some are calling a global 'Obesity Epidemic.'
Nutrition Tracker Healthy Eating for Kids Manual
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