Your Views; RECENTLY released national figures show the rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling off, but do you think parents are doing enough to prevent youngsters from getting fat?Rachel Rachel, in the Bible Rachel (rā`chəl), in the Bible, wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She is one of the four Jewish matriarchs. An alternate form is Rahel. Britton Britton may refer to:
Richard Reed, a 24-year-old sh op assistant from North Ormesby North Ormesby is an area in the town of Middlesbrough in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just to the south of the River Tees and the A66, and is adjacent to the Cargo Fleet and South Bank areas of Middlesbrough. : "Not really. It's anything easy with some parents, like takeaways and McDonald's, to save them from cooking." Alan Dye, a 58-year-old semi-retired steelworker from Redcar: "In certain areas you can definitely see the difference. You can see the kids follow suit with their parents and I think they could be doing more." Lisa Lillystone, a 23-year-old full-time mum from North Ormesby: "It's as quick and easy to steam vegetables and cheaper to cook your own meals, but some parents just can't be bothered." Paul Aimson Paul Edward Aimson (born August 3 1943 in Prestbury, Cheshire) is an English former footballer. Career Aimson started his career with Manchester City, and joined York City for £1,000 in July 1964. , 50, a nurse from Cork in Ireland: "Probably not, because I think that parents have become reliant on fast food and convenience food. Holly Shea, a 21-year-old student from Milton Keynes Milton Keynes (mĭl`tən kēnz`), town (1991 pop. 36,886) and borough, S central England. Milton Keynes was designated one of the new towns in 1967 to alleviate overpopulation in London. It is the seat of the Open Univ. : "Yes, I think it's only the minority of parents who feed their children poorly." |
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