Articles Tagged: unhealthy

Obese kids lose more weight with dieting smart phone apps than traditional weight loss groups

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 10, 2012

Kids who are overweight lose more weight if they use an app on their smart phone than if they use traditional face-to-face support groups claims a childhood obesity expert - suggesting that anonymity is the key to their success.

Children's TV time linked to unhealthy snack food eating

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 10, 2012

A survey has concluded that children and teens who watch a lot of television are less likely to eat their quota of fruit and veg a day - because they are too busy snacking on sweets and fizzy drinks.

I dropped 8 dress sizes in 8 months - but it's hard work being a yummy mummy

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Sep 15, 2011

When I first got pregnant one of the perks was that I could dress in stretchy leggings all the time and I had the perfect excuse to eat constantly. I was in heaven.