GPs say they are offering healthy recipe advice to parents with overweight children found researchers from the University of Birmingham. A third of children are overweight by the end of primary school.
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The findings claim cereal, ready meals and desserts are fuelling obesity and tooth decay more than sweets.
Scientists say parents should reconsider what they serve for breakfast and dinner to protect their children’s health.
They recommend scrapping a daily pudding, replacing fizzy drinks with water and looking for hidden sugar in sauces.
Nutritionists at the University of Birmingham analysed the diets of 813 pupils aged 11 to 15 from 12 schools in the West Midlands.
Children consume more sugar from meals at home than at school or in snacks, a study suggests, as findings claim cereal, ready meals and desserts are fuelling obesity and tooth decay more than sweets (file photo)