Children 'need hour of exercise'
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Nursery children need an hour of daily exercise to prevent them becoming obesity victims, researchers warn.
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Children as young as three are being treated for obesity, according to one leading UK expert.
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As American children grow fatter and more out of shape, physical education classes are being found wanting. Experts say there's little accountability for P.E. teachers in most schools. They say the classes are often poorly run, and students don't spend much time in them anyway.
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Overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters, an international charity said Monday.
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Children who do not get enough sleep  are more likely to be overweight than those who get more,  according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more  than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.
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Overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters, an international charity said on Monday.
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Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
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Children who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight than those who get more, according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.
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Children will take part in five hours of sport each week as part of a new Â£100m national campaign.
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Overweight children are three to five  times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before  they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters, an international charity  said Monday.
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Â·  More than 10,000 pupils in poor areas to benefit Â·  English parents may get children's weight warning
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Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise is blamed for fuelling a rise in obesity.
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Scientists say methods tailored to an individual are needed to encourage increased physical activity.
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Driving children to school is not to blame for falling levels of exercise in young children, say researchers.
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A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.
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Pupils will have to master their times tables by the age of eight, the government says.