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'DAILY MILE' SCHEME COMES TO WORKPLACE19 September 2017 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-41323332?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c77jz3mdmwvt/exercise&link_location=live-reporting-story Businesses across Scotland have been asked to encourage employees to walk a mile a day - following a scheme started by a Scottish primary school in 2012. The "daily mile" scheme was pioneered by St Ninian's Primary, Stirling, but has been copied by many other schools. The exercise is in addition to PE and has been credited with improving the health of pupils. The Scottish government is now writing to businesses across Scotland inviting them to take part. Sports Minister Aileen Campbell launched the scheme at the Glasgow headquarters of Scottish Power, which is participating in the scheme. 'More productive'Ms Campbell said: "Scottish Power has recognised the benefits of encouraging their workforce to be healthier and now we want other workplaces to follow suit. "We know that being physically active makes employees more productive and less likely to take time off due to sickness or disability." The minister added that walking a mile should only take about 15 minutes and could be done during a lunch break. The daily mile was the idea of Elaine Wyllie, then the head teacher of St Ninian's Primary, as a way to improve general fitness after hearing her pupils lacked stamina during a simple warm-up before a PE lesson. She said: "In doing the daily mile the children learn the importance of taking responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, and it's wonderful to see their parents and relatives rising to the challenge and putting their best foot forwards. "I'm delighted that Scotland's workplaces will be following in the footsteps of our primary school children to push Scotland towards becoming the world's first daily mile nation." Keith Anderson, chief corporate officer at Scottish Power, said: "Our occupational health team has been inspired by the success and simplicity of the initiative already adopted by schools and the move to our new headquarters in Glasgow offers the perfect opportunity to encourage over 1,600 employees to think about changing their commuting habits." CHILD AND TEEN OBESITY SPREADING ACROSS THE GLOBEBy Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online 11 October 2017 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-41550159 Child and teenage obesity levels have risen ten-fold in the last four decades, meaning 124m boys and girls around the globe are too fat, according to new research. The analysis in the Lancet is the largest of its kind and looks at obesity trends in over 200 countries. In the UK, one in every 10 young people aged five to 19, is obese. Obese children are likely to become obese adults, putting them at risk of serious health problems, say experts. These include type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer, such as breast and colon. The Lancet analysis, released on World Obesity Day, comes as researchers from the World Obesity Federation warn that the global cost of treating ill health caused by obesity will exceed £920bn every year from 2025. Obese the new 'norm'Although child obesity rates appear to be stabilising in many high-income European countries, including the UK, they are accelerating at an alarming rate in many other parts of the world, lead researcher Prof Majid Ezzati from Imperial College London says. Researchers believe wide availability and promotion of cheap, fattening food is one of the main drivers. Charts produced by the World Health Organisation show how weight gain is measured in boys and girls, according to their BMI (body mass index). The largest increase in the number of obese children and adolescents has been in East Asia. China and India have seen rates "balloon" in recent years. Polynesia and Micronesia have the highest rate of all - around half of the young population in these countries is overweight or obese. The researchers say that if current world trends continue, 'obese' will soon be more common than 'underweight'. The number of underweight girls and boys worldwide has been decreasing since a peak in the year 2000 In 2016, 192m young people were underweight - still significantly more than the number of young people who were obese, but that looks set to change. East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have seen a shift from underweight to obesity within the space of a few decades. Globally, in 2016 an additional 213m young people were overweight although still below the threshold for obesity. Obesity researcher Dr Harry Rutter, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "This is a huge problem that will get worse. "Even skinny people are heavier than they would have been ten years ago. "We have not become more weak-willed, lazy or greedy. The reality is the world around us is changing." |