Driving to school 'cuts minutes off children's lives' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 03 December 2011
PARENTS are shaving minutes off their children's lives every time they drive them to school, according to a leading obesity expert.
Chauffeuring children to and from school when they could just as easily walk or cycle is a key reason why Irish children are facing an obesity epidemic, Dr Donal O'Shea, the director of weight management services at St Columcille's Hospital and St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin, said yesterday.
"To drive to school if you're within a mile of the school is a lost opportunity for the kids and for the parents. You're taking minutes off your life by refusing that opportunity to walk to school every day," he told the Irish Independent.
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