article_snippet: The team said the research could help evaluate how effective public health interventions for obesity in children are likely to be in different groups of the population.
article_snippet: Amanda McLean, director of the World Cancer Research Fund, said: ‘By encouraging children to eat healthily, maintain a healthy weight, and be regularly physically active, parents can help children develop healthy habits and protect against health problems later in life.
article_snippet: We know that obesity is linked to a range of health risks later in life – including increased cancer risk
article_snippet: But we also need to acknowledge that more can, and should, be done to encourage healthy eating and greater physical activity in our society.
article_snippet: We need targeted policies that help people lead healthy lives – from clearer nutritional labelling to a focus on health education in schools.
article_snippet: By encouraging good habits we can help future generations lead happy, healthy, lives.
article_snippet: World Cancer Research Fund’s Great Grub Club has plenty of advice and tools for parents to help parents children get healthy in fun, easy ways.