Yet more evidence that a balanced diet can tackle attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Researchers have found that EPA fish oils to be a effective treatment for children who have been resistant to methylphenidate, known as Ritalin.
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Being a parent is difficult. We all want to do right by our kids but no matter how many parenting books you read and how much advice you get it can still be hard to know what the best options are. Indeed, often we get so much advice from so many different people it's difficult to know whose to take!
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Lead by example if you want your children to grow up with a healthy appetite and varied tastes. That's the advice of Heart Research UK, who have put together some top tips for family mealtimes to help you navigate the awkward stages.
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Proposals to ban junk food adverts before 9pm have new support in Scotland. Public health minister Michael Matheson has written to Westminster Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to ask whether he would support a move to introduce a ban across the UK.
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More advertising regulation is needed to stop young children getting familiar with alcoholic brands, a charity report warns. A poll of 400 10-11 year olds found that 79% correctly recognised Carlsberg and Smirnoff as brands of alcoholic drink.
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Bored of the same old sandwiches? Cathedral City have teamed up with nutritionist Juliette Kellow to launch Chedds, a snack for children aged seven to 10 years old. Juliette has come up with some fun, child-friendly ideas for lunchboxes.
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Many pestered parents would back a ban on TV advertising of junk food and sugary snacks before 9pm, new research reveals. Almost half (45%) of parents polled admitted that they do let their child influence them when buying food for the family.
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Getting the kids to eat healthy is difficult at the best of times but getting them to eat healthy at school, when you’re not around to watch what they’re eating can seem an impossible task.
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The Children’s Food Campaign (CFC) has issued a super-complaint s to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) concerning the online marketing of junk foods to children.
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Children who are encouraged to eat a low-fat, high-fibre diet have a reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease in adulthood. A study tested adult women, some of whom were given good healthy eating habits by their parents, for disease risk factors.
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The Department of Health is launching an ambitious plan to slash five billion calories off the nation’s daily diet by opting for smarter food choices and committing to maintaining a healthy BMI in a bid to cut Britain's spiralling obesity rates.
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Food advertising DOES influence a child's food choices - but parents have the chance to step in and influence their final decision. Only a third of children asked for chips after shown a healthy food advert, with supervision of their parents.
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Children who are familiar with a snack food will expect it to be more filling, according to psychologists at the University of Bristol. This latest study into growing childhood obesity rates is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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High street stationers WH Smith has come under fire from health campaigners for offering junk food vouchers as an incentive on the back-to-school range. Childhood obesity is on the rise, with nearly a quarter (23.1%) of children overweight or obese.
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Childhood obesity is on the rise in the UK and even parents are not in denial any more. New research found a hird of parents of children under the age of four believe that their child is overweight, but 22% of these parents claimed to be unconcerned.
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British parents could be killing their kids with food, with new reports saying 500,000 children in England are at risk of developing life-threatening liver disease because they are overweight. 25% of UK kids will be clinically obese by 2050.
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There are fewer calories and fat in a ten-inch pepperoni pizza than on a plate of children’s party food, the British Heart Foundation is warning. Parents will be shocked to learn that a standard plate of children’s party food could be more calorific and laden with saturated fat than an entire pepperoni pizza.
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Children who are exposed to advertisements for junk food will consume unhealthier food overall, regardless of the product or brand being marketed, a new study from the Rudd Centre for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University.
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With obesity rates on the rise in the Western world, much research is focused on childhood weight gain to tackle the problem before people start a lifelong battle with their size. A study suggests prolonged bottle feeding can increase obesity risk.
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It seems reverse psychology really does work over the Easter period, as researchers at the University of Surrey find that children eat fewer chocolate eggs during the Easter holidays if parents let them decide how many they can have.
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As the Government announces a review of the National Curriculum, campaigners have appealed to David Cameron to keep cooking classes for kids high on the agenda. A total of 22 health bodies signed the letter, including the British Medical Association.
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Children's diets are still seriously lacking in overall nutrition, according to a new report. Experts say too many British youngsters face a ticking health time bomb because of high intakes of saturated fat, salt and sugar and not enough vitamins.
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Children with food allergies are more likely to feel isolated by their peers, and suffer from loneliness and anxiety as a result. That's the conclusion of research presented at the 2011 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting in Venice.
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Potentially fatal childhood peanut allergies mainly affect better-off boys, research shows. Young boys have higher rates of the condition than girls, and children from well-off homes are more likely to be affected than those from poorer backgrounds.
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Children with ADHD should be placed on an elimination diet, this is the conclusion of new research published today. Researchers conclude the elimination diet should be part of the standard care for all children with ADHD.
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