It is a sad reflection on society that children as young as three are being treated for obesity.
The Government and food suppliers must play their part too.Professor Oliver James, Dean of medicine at Newcastle University, has called this latest research on childhood obesity in the region terrifying.Also giving cause for concern are the calls for surgery, such as stomach stapling, for extreme cases of childhood obesity.Dinner ( Vegetable stir-fry or beef casserole.Lunch ( Cheese sandwich with mayonnaise, followed by a bag of crisps, chocolate bar and a fizzy drink.Snacks included up to five packets of crisps and five chocolate bars every day, with bottles of coke.No-one wants to see the day when children popping pills and having their stomachs stapled becomes the norm.The new healthy dietThe best prognosis has to be to nip obesity in the bud at an early age and the buck must stop with parents.Snacks include grapes, apples, carrot sticks, celery and low-fat crisps.
No-one wants to see the day when children popping pills and having their stomachs stapled becomes the norm.
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