Dieticians warn against 'giving in' to children
Tuesday 30th December 2008
Dieticians have warned parents against 'giving in' to their children and letting them eat unhealthy food.
As part of a new campaign, experts in the field have helped to produce a series of adverts showing people the risks that bad food and drink can pose.
The adverts feature youngsters saying they will die early of heart disease or diabetes because of the actions of their parents.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health said: "Our strategy for tackling obesity is about helping people understand the damage that being overweight can do to our health."
The spokesperson added that only six per cent of people know that being overweight or obese can lead to medical problems such as cancer and diabetes.
Meanwhile, researcher Sue Thornton and her colleagues recently published a study in the Christmas edition of the British Medical Journal which suggested that children consigned to workhouses in the 1830s would have had a sufficiently nutritious diet.
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