A healthy balance for children

Leave the weighing scales at the doctors: the power to fight child obesity lies with parents and the food we decide to give, and not give, our children.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2014 - 00:00

Una Rice

RECENTLY, Feelgood reported that Kildare GP Dr Brendan O’Shea recommends that family doctors weigh children in the fight against childhood obesity.

According to a study which involved 500 children, almost 99% of the parents found this useful.

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