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Parents of obese children may get warning letters
Parents of severely overweight children could be sent letters warning them of the health dangers involved, the British government said yesterday. Letters could be sent after children are routinely weighed at primary school at the ages of five and 10. But while ministers say more action is needed to reduce obesity, critics fear the letters would stigmatise children. Health Secretary Alan Johnson said last week that obesity in Britain could lead to a ?potential crisis on the scale of climate change?. A government study this month predicted that half the population could be obese within 25 years. The warning letters are one of several proposals being considered by ministers, although no final decision has been taken.
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