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Kids' growing problem - Manchester Evening News

DESPITE massive publicity about the current childhood obesity epidemic, children's waistlines are still a growing problem. The latest figures show that more than 30 per cent of children aged 10 and 11 are obese or overweight, and other age groups ...

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Government bans the word 'obese' to describe overweight children - Times Online

Parents of primary schoolchildren will start getting letters next month telling them how fat their children are under Government plans to tackle childhood obesity. But however much they weigh, no child will ever be described as “obese”. The ...

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British schools look to pound home awareness of obesity - Chicago Tribune

LONDON - In an effort to ward off an emerging national obesity epidemic, British schools will begin next month weighing schoolchildren and sending letters home to parents warning if a child is overweight or obese. With 23 percent of British children ...

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Parents Join Kids in Battle of the Bulge - The Ledger

When 12-year-old Austen admitted to his mother he was uncomfortable about his weight, Erica Lovett was surprised - and clueless about how to help him. She and her husband struggled with their weight, too. "We are intelligent; we are educated," Lovett ...

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Parents Join Kids in Battle of the Bulge By Vianna Davila - The Ledger

When 12-year-old Austen admitted to his mother he was uncomfortable about his weight, Erica Lovett was surprised - and clueless about how to help him. She and her husband struggled with their weight, too. "We are intelligent; we are educated," Lovett ...

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Don't call the kids obese: Parents to get 'prissy' letters telling ... - Daily Mail

Don't call the kids obese: Parents to get 'prissy' letters telling them their children are overweight By Jenny Hope Last updated at 3:13 AM on 05th August 2008

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Discover the Latest Trends in Confectionery, as Natural, Functional ... - Earthtimes

DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1e216b/indulgence_and_hea ) has announced the addition of the "Indulgence and Health In Confectionery: Emerging Natural, Functional and Wellness ...

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Parents warned if kids are too fat - Manchester Evening News

PARENTS are to receive letters warning them if their children are too fat. The government has told health chiefs routinely to send the results of school weight checks direct to pupils' homes. Parents will be told if their child is underweight ...

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Don't call the kids obese: Parents to get 'prissy' letters telling ... - Daily Mail

Don't call the kids obese: Parents to get 'prissy' letters telling them they're children are overweight By Jenny Hope Last updated at 5:44 PM on 04th August 2008

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Immigrants kids even less active than U.S.-born - Newsweek

Recommended (6) Preemies' Problems May Last a Lifetime Should the Obese Pay More For Airline Tickets? Three Weight-Loss Studies You Should Know About Should Kids Take Statins to Fight Cholesterol? Health: Your Lifestyle, Your Genes and Cancer Four ...

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