Health and Wellbeing for Children
Health and Wellbeing for Children 1 in 4 children in the UK are overweight” (Rudolf et al., 2010, p.851) This staggering statistic shows the shocking reality of one of the many issues facing our young people. Childhood obesity is consistently increasing, year after year, suggesting that drastic action needs to be taken (Hamilton-Shield and Sharp, 2015). Through much research, the words crisis and epidemic were a common occurrence, which have the connotation of something rather serious. But why do we have a crisis and whose job is it to fix it? A few reasons for the increase in weight is that junk food is rapidly become cheaper than fresh food and produce (Freedman, 2011). With 28% of children in Wales living in poverty (Welsh Government, 2018), it is understandable that fast food would become more appealing because parents are able to provide food due to the low costs. Similarly, the environment that children surround themselves with can also impact upon the reason for bei...