"Most children are still failing to eat five pieces of fruit and veg a day, though their levels of physical activity do meet current Government recommendations, according to the SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people). The original results for the study are published in the open access journal BMC Public Health...And kids are still getting fatter.
'Our results showed that more than two-thirds of children adhere to the physical activity guideline of accumulating at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day, but that daily consumption of fruit or of vegetables was only reported by 56.8% and 49.9% of the children, respectively.'"
No surprise since "exercise" is a terribly inefficient way to lose weight.
Possible fixes according to these experts?
"The authors say, '...there is some uncertainty over whether these recommended levels are really sufficient. Promotion of daily fruit and vegetable intake in this age group is also warranted, possibly focusing on children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.'"Increase the "recommended" exercise levels and eat more fruits/vegs.
Crazy.
Gaining control over caloric intake is the only way any of this stuff will work.
Until the experts get that, there is no chance of success.
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