Child obesity has doubled in a decade

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/news/0,,1758947,00.html

Interesting article.

The times that I've returned back to the UK to visit, I have noticed that womens arses are getting bigger as they try and fit them into jeans that are way too small, and to be quite honest it's not a pretty site.

Is it a government failing.? They have been selling off school sports areas for development, so has this contributed, or the youth of today turning into a bunch of lazy lard-arses.?

What would the fine members of NSC do to remedy the situation.?

 

[Gwylan]

Child obesity is rising in many countries - even in the US (and I didn't think they could get much bigger).

The country with the biggest rise in obesity overall is Australia - which shows how the sporting image is a mirage. But then, any country that has Shane Warne as a role model can expect to pile on the kilos.


The causes are obvious: fatty foods, kids being driven to school instead of walking, fewer hours of gym/games, shortage of green spaces to play, popularity of computer games etc. It wouldn't be difficult to fix but no-one seems particularly bothered.

 

[jevs]

It's a very tricky situation and i think the child's size is predetermined at conception by the parents genes.

I have a 7 year old daughter who is active, loves being outside in the garden and taking the dogs for a walk, she eats well and i make sure she eats good stuff. She always has fruit and veg and sweets are limited to once a week.

But i've noticed she's starting to get a little tummy on her.....ok it might be puppy fat etc but it got me thinkng. I mentioned it to the wife and we've decided not to make an issue out of it but to keep an eye on things.

But what can you do.....you can't put a 7 year old on a diet and kids do need a weekly treat of a few sweets. It really concerns me that my little girl will get obese when she's at school or in adulthood. Both me and my wife are on the large size....i'm 18 stone (all down to booze) and the mrs is a size 14/16 but we're comfortable with that. I just hope that we can try to educate my little one to stop it turning into obesity.

 

[mona]

and this is another reason why the toffee-nosed ruperts of Lewes DC have to be defeated and the community stadium has to be built.

 

[tedebear]

it is tricky but I think its all down to inactivity... its too easy to plop the kids down in front of the tv rather than take them to the park with a football etc. When we were younger we used to jump rope at school lunch times and play elastics (remember that?) and both of those are now banned at local schools... we used to walk to and from school, and holidays were surfing, riding bikes and hiking..

now its all amusement parks, computer games, playstations and texting, not the most energetic of activites...

 

[Hiney]

If kids could have a rousing game of Rallyo 1-2-3 or British Bulldog, that would soon sort them out

 

[view]

tedebear is right, its all down to inactivity, without making myself sound like a bit of a statto, a study has proven that the total calories children are consuming is less than 60+years ago, the difference is entirely the amount of energy they expend

 

[Biscuit]

thats coz fatties are breading more.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

been lucky enough to live next to a lovely saltdean park, tennis court and beach so inactivity(especially in summer) was never really an option.

but in my view the fatties are always the larey kids who hang round town, so its there own bloody fault you macdonalds scoffing scummers.

 

[Biscuit]

been lucky enough to live next to a lovely saltdean park, tennis court and beach so inactivity(especially in summer) was never really an option.

C'uh.

If you ever bothered coming out you lazy FAT bastard.

 

[rool]

The problem is with a lot of the processed foods that are loaded with sugar, fat and salt that busy (and lazy) familes tend to go for because they have limited time to prepare food. Also cheaper food that families on lower incomes tend to buy are also loaded with all that stuff. You then have many families where it's not unusual to eat 2 or 3 take away meals a week where each meal has almost a days worth of calories in it.

Couple that with all the TV viewing and playstation time and you soon see why we are bringing up a nation of fatties.

It's the parents fault not the schools, government or MacDonalds, we have to take responsibilty for our own childrens health and lifestyle.