Future families determined to banish junk food

Parents-to-be have had the ‘obesity crisis’ successfully dinned into them, with new mums determined to ban junk food.

A report from Bupa finds that while 29 per cent of children are currently allowed to consume crisps, sweets and chocolate every day, just four per cent of mums-to-be claim their own children will follow the same path.

Senior paediatric dietitian at Bupa Cromwell Hospital, Bianca Parau said: “The findings of this report are very positive. Childhood obesity rates are continuing to soar putting the current generation at risk from developing critical illnesses such as type two diabetes, asthma and heart disease along with significant health risks like high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.”

According to Bupa’s findings, children are spending an average of 165 minutes every day watching the television and playing computer games.

Parents-to-be are planning to cut this amount of time to an average of 141 minutes per day, with dad insisting on more exercise and mum policing the rules.