Prue Leith comes out at an “alarming” food tendency
Ladder Prue Leith ha Dimensions of “ridiculous” food portions While blamed obesity Rates between children on our dependence on transformed foods.
THE Great British Bake Off judge85, said that the only way to face the problem was to teach children “healthy food” showing them how to cook nutritious meals.
He said The sun: “Obesity rates in children are alarming and worsen with almost a third considered obese or overweight”.
“I said for 60 years that we start to face it by teaching children to love healthy food – and the way to do it is to teach them how to cook.
He added: “If he was very nourished the healthy and unwilling food, we would not have this problem with obesity”.
In 2024, the NHS He reported that 15 % of children aged two and 10 years in England were obese and 19 % in those aged between 11 and 15 years.
In the meantime, he has shown that 64 % of adults were overweight or obese in 2022, including 29 % who were obese, with more men (67 %) classified as overweight or obese compared to women (61 %).
Leith has indicated the food culture of Japan, where infantile obesity rates are the lowest globally. According to the data of the world obesity federation, 1.6 percent of girls and 6.2 percent of the boys are obese.
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He explained: “Look at Japan. Obviously, they are doing something we are not. Children in Japanese schools sit at a free meal every single day and is healthy.
“Nothing that is developed is allowed in a school cuisine. Everything must be done on that day with fresh ingredients.
“From an early age, to an entire nation it is taught as and what to eat,” said Leith.
Japan praised to have more rigorous “rules” on what is sold in supermarkets, but has criticized the government of the United Kingdom for having thought about taxation on food.
“Our government only examines the amount of taxes increased by chocolate, fast food and the like and thinks:” We cannot afford to do it. ” “
He said he wanted people to “eat less” because he believes that the dimensions of the portions became “ridiculous”.
Leith said it thinks that people eat “too” due to infelity and emotional eating habits.
“I think this is partly due to unhappiness. When we are not happy, we eat comfort. It is true that when you are unhappy, you go directly to the fridge or desired chocolate.”
The NHS discovered that the prevalence of obesity was higher among adults and children who lived in the most private areas.
In England, the health service generally spends £ 6.5 billion per year for the treatment of health conditions related to obesity.
