Insidermedicine in 60 - September 9 2008

Description: From the UK - According to research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, the amount of exercise that children get has been overestimated. In a study of 130 children aged 6 and 7, the level of exercise that children are getting is around six times lower than previously reported in a national health survey. Children are only getting about 24 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day, when guidelines recommend at least 60 minutes each day. From Kansas - According to research ...