As obesity soars, is it ever OK for your child to be fat? - Daily Mail 15th November 2008

Britain is in the grip of a childhood obesity epidemic affecting a quarter of four- to five-year-olds and almost a third of ten-year-olds. Many experts believe this problem relates to lazy children being fed junk food and watching hours of television but more and more parents are becoming concerned if their youngsters gain a few pounds.

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