Children’s TV ‘packed with junk food references’
Food nutritionist Dr Deborah Pufal on the high number of appearances unhealthy food makes in children’s television shows. “There is a positive correlation between the number of hours children watch TV,...
View ArticleExtra PE cash is having positive effect, say ministers
Kiara Lewis is Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing and her research specialises in children, physical activity and obesity. Here she comments on the research that says the Government’s...
View ArticleSchool sport: Link made between fitness and showering
Kiara Lewis is Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing, here she comments on a research study, in the European Journal of Sports Sciences which concludes pupils who do not shower after taking part in...
View ArticleUK children becoming obese at younger ages
Dr Kiara Lewis is Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing and a member of the Centre for Psychological and Health Research at the University of Huddersfield. Here she comments on the findings from a...
View ArticleCall for overhaul of child ‘fat letters’
Dr Kiara Lewis, Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing, specialises in children, physical activity and obesity. Here she comments on the use of the ‘fat letter’ to warn parents of a child’s weight...
View ArticleHealthy breakfasts ‘help pupils do well’
Nutrition expert Dr Deborah Pufal comments on the survey that shows that children who eat a healthy breakfast are more likely to do well in end-of-primary-school assessments than those who do not....
View ArticleExercise levels decline ‘long before adolescence’
Dr Kiara Lewis, Head of Division of Health and Wellbeing, specialises in children, physical activity and obesity. Here she comments on a new study which reports that the exercise levels previously...
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