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    “A cross-party long-term strategy is needed to combat obesity in children” says Brian Whittle

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    Post by Jan1 Sun Dec 13 2015, 11:04

    Dr Katharine Morrison recently posted this article on her blog The Diabetes Diet, which you may like to read ...


    "Brian Whittle is a gold medallist runner who aims to introduce widespread after school childcare focussed on delivering high quality exercise and physical activities. This is a long term strategy which is fun for children yet could provide immense health benefits and even enhance academic performance.

    There are studies which support the validity of Brian’s aims.  But do enough politicians have the long sightedness and will to ring fence funding that is needed?

    In order to prevent obesity in our youngsters and the disorders associated with sedentary behaviour a culture change is needed. The unhealthy eating, snacking and reliance on screen based entertainment needs to be replaced by three good meals a day and movement to counteract the long hours sitting in the classroom. Many parents work long hours too, and would welcome group based physical activity for their children in a safe environment.

    Brian is seeking support from leaders and health ministers from all parties.  Some headmasters are highly supportive and are delighted with the improved behaviour, reduced truancy and improved grades that they are seeing in pupils who have become more engaged as a result of fun activities after school.

    More than 2.3 million children in the UK are overweight or obese and even the under 12s are showing signs of high blood pressure, cholesterol abnormalities, type two diabetes and liver disease.

    Dr Tim Lobstein, director of the Childhood Obesity Programme says,  “ It will be tragic if it is not tackled. Chronic diseases are moving forward at an ever increasing rate. Our kids are eating themselves into an early grave. We will have the first generation to die at an earlier age than their parents. Britain along with some other southern European countries are at the top of the list. While soft drink and confectionery sales have rocketed, and TV watching, computer games, and other sedentary media have grown, exercise has fallen. Unless the obesity epidemic is brought under control we are facing the prospect of medicating kids at primary school and for the rest of their lives. If we can just find a way of encouraging healthy growth then we can avoid an enormous amount of grief in the future. Unless we start teaching our children in schools about raising children, feeding them properly, exercise and the difference between good and bad food, then we are just going to exacerbate the problem.”

    Getting children to become more physically active and achieve normal weights has been found to improve attention, planning and thus have knock on effects on academic performance. ( Davis CL et al Pediatr Exerc Sci. August 6 2015)

    Children who are more active in late childhood can demonstrate lower body weight and lower risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes by their mid- teens.  This means an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise a day. A national approach involving the collaboration of various government agencies would be needed to produce widespread benefit. (Stamatakis E. Pediatrics Vol 135 No 6. 6 Jun 2015)

    For younger children under the age of 6, three hours of activity, spread throughout the day is recommended by the US Institute of Medicine. They hope that such recommendations can help reduce overweight and obesity which is currently at 27% in this age group.

    For adults at least 30 minutes of activity a day is recommended. The good news is that the earlier you get into exercise the more the habit is like to stick.  Swimming, dancing, walking, running, yoga, jogging, tennis, basketball and football are all suitable. The fitter you are in early adulthood, the lower your total mortality rate and cardiovascular disease rate. There is a clear dose response between exercise and fitness and fitness, well-being and mortality rates. (Shah et al. JAMA Internal Medicine 1-9)

    Even if you have been sedentary for years or cannot tolerate 30 minutes a day, it is recommended by the American Heart Association that you start with walking.  Apart from benefits to the individual there is a benefit in health care costs in the future. ( AHA 6 Dec 15)"

    My blog co host  "Emma and I are already into the exercise habit. It certainly is more of a challenge in Scotland with our awful weather and long, dark, winter nights. What good ways have you found to keep active and support your children to be active?"

    See more here:
    http://diabetesdietblog.com/2015/12/12/a-cross-party-long-term-strategy-is-needed-to-combat-obesity-in-children-says-brian-whittle/

    Dr Katharine asks about being active - important for children but important no matter what your age. I did manage a walk around a busy supermarket yesterday, but I much prefer a walk around a lake or park - how about you  Question

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    Post by chris c Sun Dec 13 2015, 17:16

    I used to hate organised "games" at school, but of course my generation used to play, run and walk outdoors a lot.

    Although I'm currently being poleaxed by the long dark and dull days and can no longer walk as fast as I could only a few years back, I still try to get out there as much as possible.

    To a degree though this is more smoke and mirrors diverting attention from the fact that the "epidemics" of obesity, diabetes and other metabolic diseases track pretty exactly with the adoption of high carb low fat diets. Until this is addressed everything else is just pissing into the wind. Something I also do, I blame my age for that too . . .
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    Post by Jan1 Mon Dec 14 2015, 21:55

    Well ... as someone who has long been involved with PE / Sport / Fitness I am all for encouraging the fun and enjoyment that keeping fit can bring.

    But the emphasis for the many ordinary folk who do not go on to Olympic stardom should be on fun and encouragement.

    By far the easiest and cheapest method is to use those things on the end of our legs ... and start moving. Take a walk, have a dance ... just move and if you can smile at the same time that's even better sunny

    Well, I did mange some fresh air today - but it is so grey and dismal at the moment - but somehow the world can look better after movement.

    I'm now going to move to the kitchen and make a cup of tea!

    All the best Jan

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    Post by chris c Wed Dec 16 2015, 17:10

    Oh don't get me wrong, fitness and exercise are good for many things, just not the #1 strategy for losing weight. And especially bad when you continually carb up and drink "sports drinks" full of sugar.

    Many people on low carb/Paleo diets find they suddenly have a lot more energy and need to find ways of using it. At ny nadir on low fat, I attacked the hedge with my petrol trimmer, including waving it above my head, but could only manage about ten minutes before I was totally exhausted and took a couple of hours to recover. I also gained around 15kg, all on my gut.

    Obviously these two events were not unconnected, just not in the way Conventional Wisdom suggests. Likewise losing the weight and regaining the energy both came principally from changing my diet. While kids are being trained to follow the Eatwell Plate, no amount of exercise is going to help anyone who is not carb-tolerant.
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    Post by Jan1 Wed Dec 16 2015, 18:12

    ... I do agree we also need to look at what children, and many adults, are eating.

    Lots, lots more room for improvement - but I still think a little fresh air can do no harm and should be encouraged ...

    Out and about today I actually saw a little blue sky - didn't last long then it was back to this grey drabness ... but it is so mild!

    All the best Jan

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