Dechox is a nationwide challenge to give up chocolate throughout February. It raises money to support The British Heart Foundation. Our very own St Marys Saira has given up chocolate herself throughout February to try and promote a healthier lifestyle with her family and our children at St Marys. She has carried out a variety of activities and will be doing many more over the coming months to encourage healthier life choices. Obesity is a growing concern in young children, as is an alarming rate of tooth decay in very young children. Saira is passionate about this and has been looking at teaching children about healthier foods and where they come from, including activities that encourage children to grow and sample their own different foods. Saira is also using her knowledge and enthusiasm to complete her NVQ level 4 which she is currently studying at Blackburn College. A lot of the activities she is carrying out will form a project as part of her studies. Most of you will have completed a consent form for your children to take part in the activities. Saira has also been looking at and educating the children about sugars and recently made some cupcakes with the children exploring some sugar substitutes. We are supporting Saira 100% in her campaign for a healthier St Marys and we are hoping you will join us in getting on board with our new and improved ideas. We can all work together to improve the health of our children. If you would like to donate to The British Hart Foundation to show your support for Saira then please give your donations to a memeber of staff.
"Around a third of children aged 2 to 15 in the UK are overweight or obese. Children are becoming obese at an earlier age, staying obese for longer and children from lower income household are more than twice as likely to be obese than those in high income households. This is a population health and an inequalities problem. "
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