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The Daily PollA NEW STUDY has revealed that risk factors for heart disease can be found in Irish children as young as 10 years old.
The study showed that over a quarter of children were overweight or obese and despite relatively good fitness levels, activity levels were low with less than half of the group participating in the recommended one hour a day.
In the tests on 102 children at a primary school in Dublin, six had elevated cholesterol levels, five had higher blood pressure than normal and sixteen showed “clustering” of cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Researchers said the risk is greater for children who are inactive.
It has been suggested that schools should dedicate more time to physical education to keep children active but with recent cuts to resources others have said it is the responsibility of parents to ensure their children get enough exercise.
But what do you think? Should schools increase the amount of time spent on physical education?
Big Irish community around Woodside, hope all are OK
Irish – or not. I agree.
I lived in woodside for 4 years , sunnyside and woodside are very big irish communities. I really hop all is ok
When will society learn that trains are deathtraps and need to be banned. Enough is enough!
Airoplanes are worse….
They go missing…….
I remember at least one sap demanding they put barriers and doors on every platform. Where’s the Oprah Mom brigade when you need them?
barriers and doors work in London why not new York or any other station , any new station should have them and then retro fit them there not expensive and can save lives
Yeah they have them at the stations in London with big passenger numbers. The station for the o2 Arena/millennium dome at Greenwich has them. Work very well when dealing with big crowds on the platform.
yeah lets hope all the injured were American or some other nationality sure they don’t matter.
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