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Watch their weight

As the number of overweight or inactive children rises, Sue Hubberstey looks at the ways nannies can help them keep fit How fit is the child you look after? Even if he is no more than a toddler, the lifestyle he is leading now could have a significant effect on how healthy he will be in adulthood. It's a sad fact of modern life that many more children seem to be heading straight for heart disease and strokes when they grow up, and even in childhood more will suffer from diabetes and asthma, chronic conditions which can be associated with weight problems. Already research shows that one in ten children under the age of four is seriously overweight. Alarmingly, evidence of heart disease has recently been identified in some under-fives.

How fit is the child you look after? Even if he is no more than a toddler, the lifestyle he is leading now could have a significant effect on how healthy he will be in adulthood. It's a sad fact of modern life that many more children seem to be heading straight for heart disease and strokes when they grow up, and even in childhood more will suffer from diabetes and asthma, chronic conditions which can be associated with weight problems. Already research shows that one in ten children under the age of four is seriously overweight. Alarmingly, evidence of heart disease has recently been identified in some under-fives.

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