Obesity

Iowa student refuses to be weighed by school

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 30, 2014May 16, 2020in Misc., Obesity, Power imbalance between parents & state, Privacy, data collection, Popdata BC

Nov 2014, Iowa student refuses to be weighed by school In BC we have the "Daily Physical Activity" DPA reporting requirement which has schools requiring students to report and electronically record at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day.…

Quebec daycare kids more likely to be obese

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 20, 2012May 13, 2020in Misc., Obesity, Quebec

Nov 2012: Study published in Journal of Pediatrics finds daycare linked to obesity (head author: Marie-Claude Geoffroy) CBC article: "Obesity odds may be higher for children in daycare" Toronto Star: "Daycare and obesity: Parents weigh in on why kids in…

New evidence that non-parental child care reduces breastfeeding and increases “risk of overweight at least during infancy.” (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 5, 2011June 10, 2020in Breastfeeding, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Obesity

New evidence that non-parental child care reduces breastfeeding and increases “risk of overweight at least during infancy.” Article in UK Telegraph: Putting babies in childcare “makes them fatter” (broken link)

December 1, 2010 news release—Dietitians of Canada calls for better controls on advertising of food and beverages to children (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 15, 2010June 16, 2020in Obesity

December 1, 2010 news release—Dietitians of Canada calls for better controls on advertising of food and beverages to children (broken link). Dietitians of Canada calls for more effective controls on advertising of foods and beverages to children including federal government…