Pediatrics

Lack of outdoor play is a health time bomb for children

Published in Health and Medicine Week, September 4th, 2006

Unless more suitable outdoor play opportunities are provided for children and young people, a physical and mental illness time bomb is likely to explode, an international conference in Bristol was told.

"As councils cut their spending on outdoor spaces and society encourages physical idleness, obesity is becoming an epidemic. Young people now face heart problems, diabetes and other diseases because of their sedentary lifestyles. This puts them at risk of premature death and confronts the NHS with a rocketing bill," said Professor Lamine Mahdjoubi, from the University of the West of England, who chaired the conference.

Children are denied the...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2006-09-04)

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