Did you know England just passed a law banning Fast food high fat, salt sugar food ads on Primetime television? There may also be a ban on buy one and get one free deal for such food. Definitely a good idea.
Children watching such ads are more likely to choose unhealthy food options and eat out more often at fast food places. The calorie content of meals indoors is usually less than that at restaurants. The only way to stop the spiraling numbers of the obesity pandemic is to fight it right.
The UK government feels that by focusing on children even the parents will understand the value of healthy food every day. A new obesity strategy unveiled, as the country is urged to lose weight and live healthy to beat COVID19. The strategy by UL government plans to focus on both childhood and adult obesity as a whole.
It’s not just about now, but the future.
Check out thsese Obesity Statistics
USA: according to CDC data: Obesity prevalence was 13.9% among 2- to 5-year-olds, 18.4% among 6- to 11-year-olds, and 20.6% among 12- to 19-year-olds.
UK: One in three children leaving primary school are overweight or obese.63% of adults in England are overweight or obese.
India: 19.3 percent of children fall in the category of childhood overweight and Obesity.
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Childhood obesity is a difficult topic. But what’s even more difficult is not to talk about it. In the UK its seen that obese people are falling sicker more often.
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As a parent, I worry. As a doctor, I worry even more. The problem of obesity starts early and thats also the best time to fight it.
Childhood obesity is a pandemic that has arrived.
Inside this book you will learn:
- Why obesity pandemic is at your doorstep
- What you can do as a parent?
- Truths about invisible fats
- The best way to get high-quality protein even from a Vegetarian diet and no I am not talking about soybean!
- Why you need to move more as a family now!
- Why it’s never too late to start.What you can do today at home to make a change now.
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This subject isn’t addressed enough. Great to get more details from your blog post!
That’s great that they passed that law about the fast-food ads! Hope that proves helpful.