The NutriBullet - Review

The NutriBullet - advertised as a revelation in healthy eating. And yes, I suppose it is - it helps me get my five a day and when I lay out what I put in my morning NutriBullet on a plate, it's around 3 of my 5 a day. It whizzes up anything and the goodness coming out of it really spectacular. It's healthy, quick, easy and prevents food waste. Sometimes I even make a strawberry or vanilla milkshake ;).

However, going from £59.99 up to £199.99 at the very most. I usually see them being sold for around £69.99 whereas there are lots of other cheaper alternatives where the only thing that differs is the logo.

Conclusion: Very good and would recommend however cheaper alternatives available

Factors of Childhood Obesity

Adverts:

Adverts targeting children affect childhood obesity levels as by using famous characters the children find the content of the advert more enticing and they feel they need to buy the product. There is an ongoing debate between advertisers and doctors about whether these adverts should be banned but so far there is no progress. 

Poor mental health:

Many teenagers become affected by obesity as it is proven that mental health can decrease during puberty. The pressure to fit in is very hard on teenagers and it can cause children to over-eat and can lead to childhood obesity.

Not being taught the consequences:

There are few opportunities for children to learn about the problem of childhood obesity therefore maybe if children knew and understood the consequences of having too many sugary drinks, it could stop them from over-eating or eating the wrong things and could reduce childhood obesity.

Computer and Video Games:

Increased amount of children playing video games at an even younger age can cause less physical activity and can lead to childhood obesity. 

 
Leading specialist Dr Nadim Haboubi, chairman of National Obesity Forum Wales, bemoans young children not being involved in activities.
"Children have computer games, iPads and they sit there for hours," he told BBC Wales.
"Unlike perhaps when we were children, there's also a genuine fear it's unsafe for young children to be outside playing, unsupervised.
"They eat too much junk food and now in the school holidays you can see them in burger restaurants from the morning onwards - the places are packed.
"I drive from home to work and there are seven 24-hour burger restaurants but no leisure centres open until late."
"Sweets used to be something you had at Christmas or special occasions, now they're given out as rewards.
"You've got to detect problems at an early age, so it's down to the parents. Obesity can keeping getting worse like a cancer unless you manage it.
"But for those in deprived areas, healthy food is not very affordable either for a lot of people."
Obesity levels are significantly higher than average in Merthyr, Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf, and significantly lower in Monmouthshire, Conwy and the Vale of Glamorgan.

More than a quarter of Wales' four and five-year-olds are overweight - with more than one in 10 classed as obese, say public health officials.

Merthyr Tydfil tops the league for weight issues in young children, with 34% regarded as overweight. Public Health Wales looked at the Body Mass Index (BMI) of just over 1,000 children starting primary school - with a BMI over 25 considered unhealthy.

Across Wales, 26% were over that BMI - while in England it was just 22%.

The average figures for Wales are also higher than the worst region of England - which is the north-east, where 24% of four and five-year-olds have slipped into the overweight BMI zone.

Source: BBC