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Blood contains many red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets which assist blood clotting when we bleed. Oxygen is transported around our body from the lungs via the red blood cells and make the blood red in colour. The body needs a constant supply of oxygen to ensure that it grows, stays healthy and [...]

Unless otherwise stated by a medical professional, overweight children should be not encouraged to directly lose weight; they should be encouraged to grow into it as they become taller.
You should never put a child on a weight loss diet without first seeking medical advice as this may affect their growth. Dieting that is unregulated, [...]

Ensuring that your child is receiving a healthy, balanced diet is a battle for every parent, especially today when brightly coloured fun meals are everywhere. However there are certain things can be done to motivate pre-school children to eat a healthy diet. Remember the younger you start with good habits, the faster they will acquire [...]

Being a parent, it is very hard to compete against the highly unhealthy processed fast food fun meals to ensure that our children are eating a healthy balanced diet. Fast food is constantly being advertised on the TV, it is in our children’s recreational areas via other children, and it come in bright, exciting packaging [...]

Children, in particular teenagers naturally become concerned about how they look. Some begin to feel self conscious about their shape and weight. Children’s bodies change during puberty along with their hormones and general outlook on life. They face new social pressures such as the attraction to the opposite sex.
For some children, the concerns about [...]

Because children are growing, they require high amounts of energy. This means a varied diet that is nutritious is essential for their development. However, if a child consumes more energy from food than their body uses up, just like adults their body stores the extra energy as fat.
Sadly, it is estimated that as much [...]