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• More than one in three children have no idea which vegetable chips (fries) are made from.
• Shockingly, 36 percent of eight to 14-year-olds did not know the potato was the raw ingredient, a study shows.
• And one in 10 thought Britain's favorite fried food was made from oil, eggs, flour or apples.
• The findings are revealed by the British Heart Foundation, which is campaigning to make children more aware of what is in their food.
• Its Food4Thought blitz, launched today by ITV sports presenter Gabby Logan, includes stomach-churning posters showing what goes into chicken nuggets, burgers and hot dogs.
• The graphic billboards feature lumps of gristle, bones and connective tissue, claiming they are "common ingredients" in fast food.
• The BHF hopes to make children think about what they eat and encourage them to make healthier diet choices.
• Director General Peter Hollins said: "Our research sends a shiver down my spine.
• Kids no longer know what they are eating.
• We must help them understand why some foods are healthier than others."
• The BHF predicts half a million children will be diagnosed as overweight or obese within two years.
• It wants a ban on fast food and fizzy drink advertising which targets them and the return of domestic science to the school timetable.
• Stars including England cricket hero Andrew Flintoff, girl band Girls Aloud and Cold Feet actress Fay Ripley are backing the campaign.
• Mum of one Fay said: "The BHF is right to challenge children this way."
• Eating burgers more than once a week almost doubles the risk of asthma attacks in children, research on 1,300 pupils in New Zealand shows.

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