YOUNG children who spent more than half an hour a day online were almost twice as likely to pester their parents for junk food, according to a Cancer Research UK report published today (Wednesday).
The study, which examines the associations between diet and advertising of junk food on TV and the internet, questioned children and their parents in the South West and across the UK....
A junk food diet can cause as much damage to the kidney as diabetes, according to a study published today in Experimental Physiology.
Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity and the number of cases are rising worldwide at an alarming rate. In type 2 diabetes, the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t react to it. This causes an accumulation of sugar (glucose)...
New statistics show the majority of parents in the South West believe stopping children being exposed to junk food adverts could cut childhood obesity, as the British Heart Foundation (BHF) delivered a 30,000 strong petition to ban the adverts before 9pm to Britain’s most famous street.
The BHF polled 2,000 UK parents and found 67% of parents in the South West believe that stopping...
