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Originally Posted by Mr K
That's a heck of a burger!
Ban sugar and computer games, make them all vegetarian and make them walk to school, preferably bare footed !  Sorted. |
Not really. A Big Mac apparently has enough calories that you would need to run for 140 minutes..
https://www.kidspot.com.au/health/we...4a3116f513a755
And actually on a serious note, I think that computer games are part of the problem, as is Sugar, but another thing that is part of the problem is there doesn't seem to be much opportunity (or encouragement) for kids to play outside these days. Parents seem to assume that there is a Paedophile around every corner, or their child is going to get dragged away by a gang.. OK, both *are* distinct possibilities, but don't apply everywhere.
Also, my niece and nephew go to a school that has a catchment area with a radius of under 1 mile. Every morning and afternoon, the roads around the school are blocked with cars that vanish when the parents have dropped off or picked up their kids. I'd wager that most of the parents could walk their child to and from school. Something which would be better (and cheaper) for them, and better for their children and the Environment (especially as some of them have quite large cars). And yes, they walk to and from school.
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Originally Posted by Taf
"Secondary school pupils could be offered fitness trackers to tackle obesity.
Baroness Morgan made the proposals in her Welsh Labour leadership manifesto.
In primary school, children would be encouraged to run a mile a day."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-46260039
Yes, they could run to-and-from the local fast food outlet which offers better value than school meals. Or run to school because they can't afford a bus pass for the schools which are getting further and further from peoples' homes. Doesn't she realise that you have to run for over 2 hours to burn off the calories of ONE burger? |
The trackers won't work. They'll either end up not being charged or the kids will find ways of tricking them.
As for the fast food restaurants, I think education is key. We need to educate people that going down the kebab shop, or Maccy D's should be a treat, not a daily occurrence. I think schools also need to re-introduce Home Economics, as someone needs to teach the kids to cook with fresh food, and I don't think a lot of parents bother.
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Originally Posted by denphone
Both Labour and the Conservatives have sold of thousands of playing fields in the last 30 years Taf but alas politicians seem to have convenient memory loss when it suits them.  |
Sadly, Politicians rarely take responsibility for the consequences of their actions, unless it's to fall on their sword publicly hoping to move blame from the rest of the party. Even when they do, they seem to be rewarded. Look at Boris. He nearly got someone killed as Foreign Secretary and missed various important votes, but still some in the Tory party are talking him up as being a future Prime Minister. He has never taken responsibility for anything he has done, as Mayor of London or Foreign Secretary. Even the rest of the Tory party, and the Labour party seem to be setting us up to take the blame if Brexit fails (sorry to introduce that), with all the crys of "The Will Of The People". I truly believe IF it fails, the Tory and Labour party will put responsibility on the Voters.
Still, back to the playing fields. Local councils have, with a lot of encouragement from Central Government, spent the last 30 years or so selling off school playing fields to make up funding shortfalls, but they really haven't thought things through. We are facing a generation of kids who are increasingly obese. This will put extra strain on the NHS, and will ultimately cost us ALL more.