Childhood Obesity: Is Exercise or Nutrition the cause?

Increased TV watching, overly protective parents driving their children to school, fast food, unhealthy tuck shops, less PE class time are all factors that have been blamed for the rates of childhood obesity that we see today.

But what is the biggest culprit? Is it exercise or nutrition?

Amongst the experts it is pretty clear cut:

Much like their parents when it comes to weight control nutrition is by far the more important factor.

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