| Your Child The GrandparentAt the turn of the | | | | adherence to a healthier lifestyle, changing |
| century the life expectancy of an urban | | | | eating and exercise habits. If we educate |
| dweller in the UK was around 50 years, today | | | | our children to be active every day, and to |
| our children may have a life expectancy as | | | | eat a balanced diet ,we are instilling in |
| high as 100 years. Medical advances may | | | | them habits which should last a life time, |
| preserve them through illness for longer. | | | | and make that lifetime last longer.The |
| They will spend more of their lives as older | | | | western lifestyle encourages over consumption |
| people, but possible have more health | | | | of calories from low-quality unhealthy foods |
| problems associated with unhealthy living. | | | | high in fat, salt and sugar. Heart Disease, |
| The way that we raise them will impact upon | | | | Cancers and Strokes are the biggest killers. |
| the quality of their lives, and patterns set | | | | A huge proportion of these deaths can be |
| today may protect them from a lingering but | | | | avoided by changing eating and exercise |
| unhealthy older age.At the moment 60% of | | | | habits. These are also concerns that bad |
| people over the age of 50 are taking four or | | | | health is impacting on the fertility of |
| more prescription drugs. A majority of this | | | | westerners and that our children could suffer |
| medication could be made unnecessary through | | | | infertility along side ill-health. |