childhood obesity
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
14 Oct 18
The British Government's Department of Health has come up with a plan to help tackle childhood obesity, which is becoming a serious problem.
One part of the plan would be a requirement for chefs - especially in fast-food...
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
24 Nov 12
I waited for my daughter at Pizza Hut two nights in a row. As the parlor is filled with diners, I must, of course, order a little pizza and pasta, else the manager question my occupying a table when there's a long queue waiting to...
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jcordova888
@jcordova888 (156)
• Philippines
13 Jun 12
I once watched an episode of Oprah in which the famous host mentioned that "No child is obese alone." Cases of overweight moms with obese kids were featured as guests, and the moms were interviewed on their sentiments about the...
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talfonso
@talfonso (246)
• United States
14 Sep 11
Recently, I read about chocolate milk being either banned or in consideration of being banned in schools. It's out of concern for childhood obesity, one of the biggest public health issues we are facing today. One brand of that,...
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Barbara Radisavlejvic
@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
30 Aug 11
There's a lot of talk now in America about obese children. They say half of the children in America are obese because they eat too much of the wrong things and don't get enough exercise because they spend too much time in front of...
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moonlitmagikchild
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
22 Nov 08
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27810947/
im sorry but i like to be able to see fast food ads! how will we know what is out etc? if they are going to over eat they WILL over eat!! they will dish up more at dinner or raid the pantry...
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Alex42692
@Alex42692 (167)
• United States
18 Jul 08
I've read in a few places that parents actually, without knowing it, brainwash their children into thinking junk food is good (leading to obesity). I remember when I got hurt on the playground or anywhere really, my mom or dad...
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thinkingoutloud
@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
22 Jun 07
If you haven't heard this yet, it seems that all West Virginia schools are going to incorporate the video game "Dance Dance Revolution" (DDR) into their curriculum over the next two years. According to what I've read, they are...
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SilentRose19
@SilentRose19 (1733)
• United States
26 Apr 07
Thats what this advocacy group thinks about it, they think that he is teaching our everyone to be obese and to eat a lot of junk food. They are saying that he shouldn't be the spokesperson for childhood healthiness because he's...
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lauriefnp
@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
16 Mar 07
We were having a discussion at work today about childhood obesity. In general, we were talking about how hard it is to restrict and monitor a child's diet when they are at school or go out with friends. This applies to a...
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Radicalpatriot
@Radicalpatriot (665)
• United States
11 Feb 07
In reality, it's not McDonald's or Jack-in-the-Box or Pizza Hut or any other fast-food outlet that is to blame for the rampant growth of childhood obesity. Public schools are to blame and here is why. Used to be that lots of...
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myslewis
@myslewis (286)
• Australia
20 Jan 07
My daughter and I discussed this last night - she recently returned to work and she has noticed that her 3 yo is no longer as physically active as he was when she was home. It never occurred to either of us that child care means...
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