The children drinking five pints a week
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A persistent hardcore of pre-teen drinkers are consuming more alcohol than ever before, according to government figures.
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Children as young as four are eating so much salt it is putting their health at risk, a study suggests.
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Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.
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Government warnings could be sent to parents of obese children as young as five.
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Â· At least a year to learn - and a zero alcohol limitÂ· Commons committee highlights risks to young
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Â· Goth couple 'set upon by gang' two weeks ago Â· Assault charges against five youths under review
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Children from poorer homes are up to a year behind their more privileged peers by the age of three.
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Five youngsters, including four siblings, drowned during a church outing after one became caught in a river&#039;s undertow and the others jumped in to help, authorities said Monday. A sixth youth was rescued and hospitalized.
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One in five teenagers has driven while under the influence of alcohol, a survey suggests.
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Fifty-nine percent of Britons aged between 18 and 24 drink alcohol just to get drunk and the practice is expected to rise during the football World Cup, a health information charity said.
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Half of British children have a  pack-a-day potato chips habit and are consuming the equivalent  of five liters of cooking oil a year, the British Heart  Foundation (BHF) warned on Friday.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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A pilot screening programme carried out on 11-14-year-olds, involving detailed tests on their circulation system, has revealed that although the children appeared healthy, one in five already had defective ...
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Excessive drinking is worse among teenage girls than boys, says new research by the European School Survey Project. A survey of 2,000 15 and 16 year-olds found 26 per cent of boys and 29 per cent of girls
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Â· 'Tipping point' for underage drinking Â· Police could get new powers of confiscation
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Yet another familiar school-days object may be going the way of the inkwell and the slide rule. Encouraged by a milk industry study that shows children drink more dairy when it comes in round plastic bottles, a growing number of schools are ditching those clumsy paper half-pint cartons many of us grew up with.
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Men drink an average of 18.7 units of alcohol a week, compared with 9.0 units for women, latest UK figures suggest.