Sugary cereals named and shamed by Liverpool health bosses - BBC News

Nunca é demais realçar que os cereais tem açúcar, açúcar e mais açúcar. Quanto açúcar? Muito:
Sugary cereals named and shamed by Liverpool health bosses - BBC News

Leite magro faz crianças mais... gordas

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/milk-fat-kids-1.3853270


Mais um exemplo de contra-senso:




Citando:
"If you don't get fat from someplace, then you take energy from somewhere else, and it may be that children who are receiving reduced fat milk seek foods that are higher in caloric density, and maybe that's why they're a bit bigger," Maguire said in an interview."
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"Childhood obesity in North America has tripled in the past 30 years. At the same time, children's consumption of whole cow's milk has halved over the same period.
Current guidelines from Health Canada and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend two servings of low fat milk (one per cent or two per cent) milk for children over the age of two to reduce the risk of childhood obesity."

Obesidade infantil estudada (e melhor compreendida agora)

...e melhor compreendida:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/science/scientists-think-know-what-causes-8790932
Citando:
"Prof Wilkin said calories are burnt off in two ways - voluntary spend through physical activity and the much larger involuntary spend, simply to stay alive.
Thinking, keeping blood warm, and keeping the heart, liver and kidneys working together use up to 1,600 calories per day in adolescence."
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"Burning calories uses a fixed amount of oxygen, so the children rested in a sealed canopy and their oxygen consumption was measured over a period of time, to enable researchers to calculate their calorie use from the amount of oxygen consumed."
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"Prof Wilkin said: "When we looked for an explanation for the rising obesity in adolescence, we were surprised to find a dramatic and unexpected drop in the number of calories burned while at rest during puberty.
"We can only speculate as to why, but it could be a result of an evolutionary trait to save calories for growth that may now contribute to a dangerous rise in adolescent obesity in cultures where food is in abundance.
"It could be that we have evolved to preserve calories to ensure we have enough to support changes in the body during puberty, but now they have sufficient calories each day, the drop in spend means excess weight gain.""

Dieta Vegetariana: A comunidade estrangeira está a mudar o paladar das crianças em Monchique - PÚBLICO

A comunidade estrangeira está a mudar o paladar das crianças em Monchique - PÚBLICO

Citando:
"Ao programa de combate à obesidade infantil que a Administração Regional de Saúde (ARS) está a levar a cabo desde o ano lectivo de 2004/05, o município de Monchique acrescentou mais uma novidade. “Estamos a fomentar a dieta vegetariana nas escolas, duas vezes por mês"".

Junk Food Adverts Aimed At Children Could Be Banned To Combat Childhood Obesity Epidemic

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/unhealthy-food-adverts-children-obesity_uk_571e3abde4b018a884dd3459?edition=uk
Publicidade já está banida da TV mas o cerco aperta-se a outros media. 1/3 das crianças no RU é obesa.
Citando:
"The restrictions would target adverts for products that are high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) aimed at under 16s."

Peixe na gravidez e obesidade infantil - Univ. Porto

Peixe na gravidez e obesidade infantil, estudo da Universidade do Porto:
http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/tecnologia/estudo/muito-peixe-na-gravidez-aumenta-risco-de-obesidade-nas-criancas


Citando:
"Peixe é fonte de poluentes orgânicos e uma exposição frequente a esse tipo de produtos químicos (incluindo os desreguladores endócrinos)"