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Not much chance whilst fast food outlets are here. As an aid, I see Burger King will be opening up in The Strand in the very near future

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=38739&headline=Do more to fight obesity in children&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2018

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Good subject Neil. Is it the amount of food outlets or lack of self-control and parental responsibility which causes obesity in kids? It's not as if people are force-fed. Unfortunately, obese parents usually means obese kids. Bad habits die hard. 

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1 hour ago, woody2 said:

three 15 minute fast walks a day while at school should sort the fatties out, take a leaf out of trumps book- give the teachers paintball guns to take the slowest out....

The Department of Education and Children has rolled out a 'Walk a Mile' thing for schools. It's been in place for quite some time now. My kids all do it at their school....whether they like it or not! Personally, I think it's a great idea even though none of my children are obese in the slight and get plenty of exercise.

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21 minutes ago, yootalkin2me said:

The Department of Education and Children has rolled out a 'Walk a Mile' thing for schools. It's been in place for quite some time now. My kids all do it at their school....whether they like it or not! Personally, I think it's a great idea even though none of my children are obese in the slight and get plenty of exercise.

sadly its not all schools yet and its only 15 minutes.....

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I’m all for encouraging exercise, as it has many proven benefits. But, obesity is almost all about diet. Walking a mile burns about 100 calories in the average adult, so less in a child. A small chocolate biscuit provides the same. 

You cannot out-train a bad diet. 

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45 minutes ago, Max Power said:

I always walked to school, as did my classmates. There were very few chubby kids around then, most were just well built rather than fat anyway. 

Unfortunately I then found beer which did my figure no good whatsoever.

When I was at high school in the late 60s, there was roughly one fat kid per class. They stood out a mile, god love them.

Now the slim / skinny kid sticks out and concerns are raised about their eating habits WTF :o  

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17 minutes ago, dilligaf said:

When I was at high school in the late 60s, there was roughly one fat kid per class. They stood out a mile, god love them.

Now the slim / skinny kid sticks out and concerns are raised about their eating habits WTF :o  

and 50 years later you've still not got over been the fat kid.....

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