Exercise and limited TV time may keep kids trim. This is the finding of a study by the The American Academy of Pediatric. Talk about stating the obvious!... The report recommends that children devote no more than two hours per day to watching TV and playing video game. Experts encourage children to exercise...

A recent report from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association in the US has identified that rucksacs (they call them backpacs in the US) are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for school kids across the US. With the contents of typical kids school bags getting heavier each year, the report offers...

Article from the BBC Theme parks, museums and other leading holiday attractions are serving up child meals loaded with sugar, salt and fat, a survey has found. Local government group LACORS ran the largest ever survey of meals at 220 British leisure facilities and found that not one of the 397 meals...

News item from the BBC A department of health survey of 1,000 parents has revealed that three quarters of them were unaware that frozen and canned fruit and veg counted towards the 5-portions-a-day recommendation for healthy eating. Research suggests that just over half the poulation actually mange this...

From the BBC news website: Parents have been accused of failing to help their children look after their teeth properly. A survey found more than one in five under-fives were being left to brush their teeth unsupervised. A quarter of patients wrongly thought children did not need to brush twice a day...

From the BBC: Banning all unhealthy snacks in schools is the best way to get pupils to eat healthily, according to a study from Cardiff University. The researchers found that peer pressure also had an impact on youngsters' healthy eating. They say the findings highlight the need for schools to put...

From the BBC: Primary school pupils are set to be fed a healthier diet from next term. Under new regulations, schools will have to offer at least two portions of fruit and vegetables every lunchtime. Deep fried food will also be limited to three items a week and free drinking water will be made available...