It takes only few minutes for an eight-year-old to scoff down a small packet of chips. But guess how much exercise they'd have to do to work it off? Well, according to a new study, an hour.
The news is worse for children who make a meal of a burger, hot chips and a soft drink.
Childhood Obesity
Diseases that were ‘Adults only’ now have a special preference for children. The cause is no great mystery and we all know it -childhood obesity
Diseases that were ‘Adults only’ now have a special preference for children. The cause is no great mystery and we all know it -childhood obesity
Helen Truby, a dietician and a member of the centre, said: "It's a really frightening amount."
"People don't understand necessarily how much you have to do, and for how long, to burn off all that energy from one small meal," The Courier Mail quoted her, as saying.
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Canadian Children Prefer to Eat More Snacks
Canadian fifth-graders prefer larger portions of snacks and fast foods and smaller portions of vegetables than the recommended amounts.
Canadian fifth-graders prefer larger portions of snacks and fast foods and smaller portions of vegetables than the recommended amounts.
'Fatty' Lunch Boxes may Increase Heart Disease Risk in Kids
Home made packed lunches could be unwittingly putting kids at risk of developing a host of health problems in later life, including a stroke or a heart attack, a new research suggests.
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