food and feeding
Funding for Change4Life campaign to be cut
Children & Young People Now, 7 July 2010
The government has announced plans to withdraw funding from Change4Life, the national campaign to tackle obesity among children and families.
I’m sorry, but breast-feeding is a bit creepy
spiked, 5 July 2010
A former breastfeeder says of course mums should be free to nurse in public, but why do so many of them want to? By Nancy McDermott.
Putting St Jamie in the dock – at last
spiked, 1 July 2010
In flambéing Jamie Oliver, the Lib-Con health secretary is striking a blow against a deeply patronising form of politics. By Brendan O’Neill.
Is breastfeeding creepy? Even if you think so, don’t say it out loud
Alpha Mummy, 28 June 2010
The deputy editor of Mother & Baby magazine has scandalised the parenting world by writing an article that states that breastfeeding is "creepy". Jennifer Howze comments.
Parents reject ‘bossy’ lunch box advice, says Ofsted
BBC News Online, 25 June 2010
The government is keen for children to learn about healthy eating Many parents see schools as "bossy" or "interfering" when they tell them what they can and cannot put in their children's lunch box, Ofsted warns.
Children’s popularity directly linked to their size, study finds
The Times (London), 4 May 2010
Overweight children as young as 5 are shunned and vilified by their peers, a study has found.
Nursery schools asked to provide substantial snacks for growing children
The Times, 14 April 2010
Toddlers are being fed too much fruit and insufficient carbohydrate to maintain their energy levels, according to a survey of English nursery schools.
Teenage girls ‘live on junk food’, survey finds
The Times (London), 10 February 2010
Only 7 per cent of teenage girls eat enough fruit and vegetables and they are more likely to be obese than boys.
Obesity gene discovery ‘may cut cases blamed on abuse’
BBC News Online , 6 December 2009
Scientists have discovered what they believe is a genetic cause of severe obesity in children.
Report dismays breastmilk lobby
BBC News Online, 8 November 2009
Breastfeeding activists say they are "dismayed" by a draft report for the food watchdog that finds few major problems with follow-on milk adverts.
Is healthy, home-made baby food just pulp fiction?
The Times (London), 12 October 2009
New research shows that pesticides are present in the fruit and veg often fed to babies. But are supermarket purees really the best alternative? By Anna Shepard.
Weighing into family life - again
spiked, 6 October 2009
Obesity campaigners want all expectant parents to be weighed. We should tell them to get stuffed. Rob Lyons.
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