British Children 'amoung laziest'

Experts warn a lack of activity can lead to obesity.Children in Britain are among the most lazy in the world, a report claims. The survey found UK children spend an average of 9.4 hours a week playing computer games or watching TV, but less than one hour a day being active.

The report, commissioned by Tesco, surveyed 3,500 young people from 10 countries around the world, including Britain, the US, Australia and India. Ranking the 10 countries in order of their children's fitness, Britain came in as the seventh fittest nation. Faring even worse were youngsters from Russia and India. South African children came out as the least healthy overall.

"It is important that people of all ages and abilities are aware of the huge benefits of being active". A recent report from the Department of Health predicted more than 12 million adults and one million children will be obese by 2010 if no action is taken. Obesity in children is a serious issue, and the inescapable fact is that it is about energy in versus energy out.

One drink too many

A moderate amount of Alchohol is actually good for you. However binge drinking an excessive amounts of alchohol can cause many health problems."1 in 4 men drink to much"

How much is too much?

The recommended safe intake of alcohol is no more than three to four units a day. One unit is: half a pint of ordinary strength beer or lager, a small glass of wine, a single pub measure of spirits.

Too much alcohol can cause...

• High blood pressure, which contributes to strokes and heart attacks,
• Obesity, Weight loss and malnutrition,
• depression, Permanent memory loss & Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

Walking Back to Fitness

Forget sweaty gym work or all- action team sports, one of the most simple and enjoyable ways to get into the swing of things is good old-fashioned walking. Walking can help prevent and manage heart disease. It has been estimated that just under one third of all coronary heart disease incidence and one quarter of stroke incidence could be avoided by appropriate exercise.