It’s time to stop shifting responsibility onto individuals, and start supporting deprived communities to live healthy lifestyles.
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The private car is the default transport option for many families. This reduces physical activity and increases greenhouse gas emissions, with unhealthy results for their children and the environment.
Obese people are stigmatised by society – no wonder parents react defensively to letters informing them their child is overweight.
A sanitised environment can mean fewer helpful bacteria. That has some surprising consequences for the health of children.
The proposal is very different to schemes in the US where BMI report cards are sent to parents. Instead, the data would feed into obesity research and prevention programs.
School is out and screens make tempting babysitters. Follow these recommendations to allow your child some screen time without compromising their health and development.
Children in the UK drink more energy drinks than in any other country in Europe — and many parents are unaware of the health risks.
The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.
Shakespeare wrote of the ‘seven ages of man’, and our appetite for food changes as we age too – with implications for our health.
We asked teenagers what they need to get, and stay, active.
Social media platforms can identify children who are most interested in or vulnerable to junk food and its advertising.
Most people assume the only reason to eat healthy foods is to stay slim. But being slim doesn’t mean you’re healthy, and doesn’t mean it’s OK to eat junk.
Policymakers need to stop focusing on schools to solve the obesity crisis.
It’s not laziness that is causing some parents to overfeed their children.
One in five children are now obese by the time they turn 11.
Up to 25% of Ecuadorian children suffer from malnutrition, and the country’s sugary school snacks aren’t helping. Kids need healthful, fresh food — not high-calorie humanitarian aid.
Bombarded with unhealthy offerings by the food industry, we blame and shame ourselves for gaining weight. But is it really our fault, or are we being “entrapped?”
Child support grants are an income resource that enables caregivers to make healthier food choices and provide the means to send their children to school earlier.
People have been fretting about children getting too little sleep for decades.
The people at risk are the ones who need to be listened to.
Top contributors
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor in Health Education, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Health Sciences, Adelaide University
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Professor, Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Adelaide University
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, University of Liverpool
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Professor Epidemiology & Equity in Public Health & Director, Institute Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University
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University of Chester
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Associate Professor in Obesity, UCL