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Britain to Launch a Major Campaign Against Childhood Obesity
An as yet unpublished report of the Department of Health classifies 1.6 million families with children aged between two and 11 as "high risk" and regrets there is large-scale ignorance of the dangers associated with obesity.
The report notes that snacking has become a way of life and parents give little thought to the right foods for their children. Instead, food has become an expression of love in 'at risk' families.
In a section entitled "Killing with kindness," it warns: "It's hard to say no to your kids, but if you give in every time you're not being kind, you're killing with kindness. Kids who eat the wrong sorts of food and sit around all day are more likely to get heart disease, cancer, diabetes and to die young. Some will die younger than their parents."
Beside a photograph of three young children, it adds: "One of us will die of heart disease or diabetes when we're older because of the foods our parents let us eat now."
The document, a briefing on the government's Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives strategy, details how parents are helping to establish bad habits in their offspring.
"Parents do not value physical activity or accept responsibility for children's activity levels. Parents believe their children are already sufficiently active at school. Sedentary activity (TV watching and computer gaming) is encouraged by parents. Parents believe it is too unsafe to play outside. Mums lack the confidence to take part in physical activity with their children."
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