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)
Beer bellies increase risk of serious Covid by up to 75 per cent
Scientists to call for virus patients with pronounced abdominal fat to be closely monitored
10 May 2021 • 11:15pm
Scientists are calling for Covid patients with pronounced abdominal fat to be closely monitored.
However, the study found that general body fat, as measured by body mass index (BMI), appeared not to be linked to worse severity of the virus.
Doctors in Italy examined the health records of 215 patients hospitalised with Covid and measured their BMI and waist circumference against chest X-ray (CXR), which were scored on a scale of zero to 18 for severity. Higher CXR scores typically indicate a more severe Covid infection.
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Jerusalem– People with increasing body mass index (BMI) may be at the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, finds a new study.
The researchers, from the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre in Israel, found that the odds of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 were 22 per cent more higher in patients who were overweight or obese compared to those with a normal BMI.
People with Class I obesity (BMI 30.0-34.9 kg/m2) was linked to a 27 per cent higher risk of testing positive, which increased to 38 per cent for class II obesity (BMI 35.0-39.9 kg/m2), and an 86 per cent higher risk in class III or morbid obesity (BMI at or above 40.0 kg/m2).