The Huffington Post UK – Dr. Sally Norton
“In the UK, one in five children age 10-11 are obese and one in three are overweight or obese, with those figures steadily on the rise. It didn’t come as much of a surprise then, to see recent statistics showing that most parents simply do not recognise their child as being overweight…And not only that but many of us fail to see our own obesity as an issue…It is hard to give a good example to our kids when our own eating behaviour and body image have been skewed by years of yo-yo-dieting, misleading health advice and media pressure. If we develop a better relationship with healthy eating and exercise, then not only will our own bodies benefit, but our children will have a great example that they can learn from. As a result, they’ll be able to become the happy, healthy adults that we want them to be. So let’s take off those parental rose-tinted specs and ensure we spot any weight-related issues developing in our children. Only when have faced up to the problem (in ourselves as well as our kids) can we start to make some slow, gentle changes to behaviour in the whole family towards a healthier way of life.”(more)