With the recent implementation of Employment Law to help older workers stay employed, this latest reoprt by certain local "experts" can potentially set off a new form of discrimination among employers, and general public at large.
What are these "experst" thinking? Or were they even?
Do you know a friend who is obese and intellectually or academically, challenged??
I wonder, what is the system here trying to do...?
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Obesity may have negative effect on children's academic performance: experts
By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 19 May 2007 2147 hrs SINGAPORE : Obesity in children may have a negative effect on their academic performance.
This was revealed at a seminar on obesity by the National Heart Foundation and the National Institute of Education.
Obesity among children in Singapore is on the rise: the number with weight problems having doubled in just 30 years.
Researchers at the seminar say obesity not only increases the risk of other health problems as they get older, but may also affect their brain activity.
Another finding is that obese children in America tend to suffer from inferiority complex and low self-esteem.
One researcher here suggests that parents can boost their children's confidence by praising them often to make them aware of their strengths.
Professor Ho Lai Yun, Senior Consultant Paediatrician, SGH, said: "Basically there shouldn't be any academic difference between children who are overweight and average weight. But because of the way we are treating them, they are already thinking they are not so good, they are already thinking that they're not so confident.
"So when you think you're not so good, the level that you set for yourself will be low, and of course you may not be performing well, compared to other children." - CNA/ch
