Well I never?

[Margaret Pilkington]

Some children have been deemed overweight at these measuring sessions when the clearly do not look fat.
It is a bit of a fine line to tread.....it is easy to instil in children eating disorders......anorexia...bulimia.
Feeding children low fat, low calorie foods can be a mistake.
They need all the food groups, but in moderation.....it is moderation which is the key.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Some children have been deemed overweight at these measuring sessions when the clearly do not look fat.
It is a bit of a fine line to tread.....it is easy to instil in children eating disorders......anorexia...bulimia.
Feeding children low fat, low calorie foods can be a mistake.
They need all the food groups, but in moderation.....it is moderation which is the key.

You must have seen young fat kids about, I know I have. Yes I agree that it's not easy to quantify and some may be labelled incorrectly but we are breading a generation that don't know what outside is and prefer to socialise sat in front of a PC - a bit like we are now

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, you are right. The lack of physical activity has a bearing on the issue.
As for me......well I do spend time in front of a screen, but most days I walk between five and ten km.
The only day that I don't clock up my ten thousand(usually in the region of sixteen thousand steps) is on a Sunday.
I am active for an old bird.....looking after Ma sees to this.