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Category: Physical Health
We must do more to help children eat healthily, says LBL Changemaker
In recent weeks my colleague Diogenes has been blogging about the newly published National Food Strategy and its call for an urgent overhaul of the whole way we think about food — everything from how we produce and distribute it to what we eat.… Continue Reading “We must do more to help children eat healthily, says LBL Changemaker”
Why we need to invest in our local swimming pools
The contrast could not be more jarring: just weeks after Team GB won a total of 25 swimming medals at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics (nine of which were gold), a report from Swim England is warning that 2,000 swimming pools in England could… Continue Reading “Why we need to invest in our local swimming pools”
Researchers identify link between nutrition and mental health in children
Here’s what we know already: (i) there is a link between nutrition and physical health (ii) nutrition is particularly important for children’s growth and development (iii) many children do not have a good diet (iv) there is a growing crisis in children’s mental health.… Continue Reading “Researchers identify link between nutrition and mental health in children”
Adventurous play helps children learn resilience and how to assess risk
“If we want children to be prepared for risk, we need to allow them to come into contact with risk.” So says Prof Rolf Schwarz of Karlsruhe University of Education in a recent newspaper article on how Germany is leading the way in an… Continue Reading “Adventurous play helps children learn resilience and how to assess risk”
What progress on food education? Alarming new statistics on obesity rates among children
New figures released by NHS Digital this week suggest that there has been a “significant increase” in obesity rates among children in England as a result of the Covid pandemic. Other official figures show that one in three children leaving primary school are overweight… Continue Reading “What progress on food education? Alarming new statistics on obesity rates among children”
A ‘grow our own’ food revolution could have huge educational and other benefits
Newly published research indicates that Britain has the potential to massively increase the amount of homegrown fruit and veg by making better use of overlooked and neglected space in towns and cities. We currently import a large proportion of our food, at considerable environmental… Continue Reading “A ‘grow our own’ food revolution could have huge educational and other benefits”
Stepping up – rather than levelling up – food education
Yesterday the UK government published its long-awaited ‘levelling up’ White Paper, a sprawling 332-page document covering everything from employment, pay and productivity to what it calls ‘pride in place’. The vision is based on a ‘Medici model’, drawing inspiration from Renaissance Italy. Health and… Continue Reading “Stepping up – rather than levelling up – food education”
New report warns of alarming decline in girls’ participation in sport as they reach puberty
New research indicates that nearly half of all girls may be disengaging from sport when they enter their teenage years. The Women in Sport charity calls them ‘the lost 43%’. It says that it is “deeply concerned by the number of girls who disengage… Continue Reading “New report warns of alarming decline in girls’ participation in sport as they reach puberty”
Playing catch-up: Schools have a crucial role in efforts to reignite girls’ interest in sport
A report published by the Women in Sport charity this week suggests that more than half of all teenage girls do not regard themselves as sporty. Another deflating statistic is that only 31% of girls said that their father encourages them to be sporty,… Continue Reading “Playing catch-up: Schools have a crucial role in efforts to reignite girls’ interest in sport”