This is an interesting finding on Aussie kids and obesity. There's a new report out showing that by and large we're not doing to bad. Australian kids are not fatter than they were a decade ago despite widespread media reporting to the contrary. But...this is fascinating. If your Mum works full time, as an aussie kid, you're much more likely to be overweight.
I guess it doesn't really surprise, because eating well is as much about time as it is money. When you're pushed for time...when you're scrambling through by the skin of your teeth....when you're dashing from work to pick up the kids and then get out to ballet and soccer practice, you're much more likely to just go the pizza or the hamburger. When it's a struggle to get yourself to work, let alone get the kids to school, you're much more likely to go with a canteen lunch than packing a salad.
Anna Zhu from the University of NSW Social Policy Research Centre will be presenting this research today at the Australian Social Policy Conference in Sydney. She says that stay at home mothers have the time to prepare healthy meals. She says that working mums are too often resorting to pre-packaged options because they just don't have the time for anything else.
I don't think there's an easy answer to this because Mums will continue to work....many of them don't have any practical option. Life will continue to be this busy if not busier.
Why is it that we are so time poor now ? Why is that ?
I was chatting to Peter Simons from the sales team in here about just this yesterday...the fact that there just isn't enough time for everything these days. The internet, the mobile phone...all of this technology was supposed to make our lives easier and it just doesn't. Both Peter and I would die without our car phone kit. We both find that we make most of our business calls while we're on the road...that in 2009, you cannot waste a second, and you certainly can't just drive....you have to work as well.
Life is too busy....and according to this new report, the kids are suffering.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Working mums and fat kids
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Who knows what the future may bring?
You may find yourselves having plenty of time. I wonder if you are heading in the right direction.
Thats interesting ! And we have always admired Australia for the 'fit' people it has !
Double Income families having health disorders is quite widespread. But the girth being higher because of the mom working...was not something that i saw as possible until i read your post.
And i also suppose ( and this is a supposition based on some research that i read here ) that parents tend to indulge in their children's whims, especially when laden with guilt about not spending enough time with them.
And a child's whim is more likely to be McDonalds or a Pizza !
Interesting...I plan to look up some research on this subject here...
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