“New figures reveal over a third of 11 and 12 year olds in Tower Hamlets, east London are overweight or obese - 11 per cent higher than the national average. According to pilot research, boys in the borough walk or run just 12,620 steps a day when the recommended number of steps for them is 15,000. Girls walk or run 10,150 steps a day when their recommended daily steps are 12,000. The steps survey looked into body composition and activity levels of Tower Hamlets children who wore pedometers to measure the number of steps taken in an average week. Clinicians say if parents can't persuade their children to go out and take regular exercise they face a catalogue of health problems possibly lasting a lifetime. Poor diets, chip shops, too much TV, playing computer games for hours could all be to blame for the children's inactivity. Now the person behind the steps survey says youngsters need to take up exercise urgently as a form of medicine to beat the problem.”
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142029.php
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