Nurseries advised on child obesity

Annette Rawstrone
Wednesday, January 1, 2003

Obese children may be outlived by their parents unless they are helped to start making healthy food choices at a young age, a health expert has warned. The warning by Annabel Bentley, BUPA's assistant medical director, was given as the private healthcare company published a booklet of tips and recipes to help childcarers and parents encourage young children to break bad eating habits and be more active. The booklet, Helping Toddlers to Eat Well, has been distributed across BUPA's chain of 34 Teddies Nurseries.