Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Tag - childhood obesity http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/05/15/comment-parents-have-to-take-action-over-childhood-obesity-64375-20915238/ Comment: Parents have to take action over childhood obesity Thu, 15 May 2008 11:06:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2008/05/15/comment-parents-have-to-take-action-over-childhood-obesity-64375-20915238/ IT SEEMS almost incredible that Merseyside children could soon be undergoing stomach stapling operations in a bid to curb their obesity. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/09/04/should-pupils-fitness-be-a-school-s-responsibility-64375-19734080/ Should pupils’ fitness be a school’s responsibility? Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:35:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-debate/2007/09/04/should-pupils-fitness-be-a-school-s-responsibility-64375-19734080/ WITH levels of childhood obesity growing dramatically over the past decade or two, fears for the health and fitness of our youth are mounting.