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Scientists argue over necessary amount of child exercise
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Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, UK, have carried out research that suggests the one hour of moderate exercise a day recommended to children from health experts may not be enough to tackle the rising problem of childhood obesity.Their research has been published in the most recent issue of the journal "Archives of Diseases in Childhood." The results come from the EarlyBird study, which has followed the development of over 200 children in Plymouth born in 1995 and 1996.
Researchers found that when these children were aged between five and eight, 42 per cent of boys and only 11 per cent of girls met the government recommended daily exercise level of one hour of moderate exercise.
The study also found that exercise alone had no positive effect on weight control over time, although the research team were keen to stress that this does not mean that exercise has no health benefits for children. More.
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