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Put an end to child-friendly characters on unhealthy food and drink, say parents

Parents have spoken – they want to see an end to the use of popular children’s characters and brand mascots on food and drink high in fat, salt and sugar. A new report from Children’s Food Campaign and Food Active, ‘Pester Power or Parent Power?’ reveals frustrations from over 900 parents on how child-friendly characters on unhealthy food and drink packaging can cause chaos between them and their children.

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Researchers in Australia have found that the artificial sweeteners trick the brain in to thinking it is getting a sugary, high-calorie treat say the scientists.
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The behaviour of disruptive children in an East London school has been dramatically improved after they were given nutritional supplements for three months, an Oxford University research project has found.

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Tony Lloyd, Chief Executive of the ADHD Foundation said, children were being let down by being prescribed the drugs for ADHD too readily (the HACSG would support this view).
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Oxford University Researchers have found that children who spend their evenings engrossed in video games are likely to do less well at school.

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Researchers Professor Christine Till and Ashley Malin BSc(HONS), MA at York University, Toronto, Canada have been comparing water fluoridation and ADHD rates since 1992.

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