> Parents in England may be warned if their children are found to be overweight, under government proposals.
There used to be a (admittedly somewhat flawed) system in place for dealing with childhood obesity. It was called “peer pressure”. But that was deemed to be too cruel, so it was outlawed, and surprise surprise, kids started getting fatter. Now the government want to send letters back to the parents that say “YOUR CHILD IS OFFICIALLY A LARDARSE. FEED IT FEWER PIES.”
There is quite clearly no way that this could possibly have unintended consequences.
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Tsk tsk, Pete.
Still, thanks for giving me the opportunity to point out that, if the government put more funding and effort into the promotion of breastfeeding, a reduction in childhood obesity would be one of the many health benefits, as babies who are fed on demand are thought to learn to regulate their own appetites better than those who are stuffed with 7 fl oz of artificial milk every four hours, whether they like it or not.
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Makes sense.