The year kicked off with the news that an overweight boy from North Tyneside could be taken from his mother by child protection officials.
Are they fed up of being told they're part of an 'epidemic'?
Her apparent crime: overfeeding her son.
He was allowed to stay at home, but in the months to come various investigations - including one by the BBC - would uncover that obesity had been a factor in perhaps as many as two dozen child protection cases.
Some professionals said allowing a child to become obese had to be viewed as a form of neglect, given the potential health consequences.
Full text: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7140844.stm
Are they fed up of being told they're part of an 'epidemic'?
Her apparent crime: overfeeding her son.
He was allowed to stay at home, but in the months to come various investigations - including one by the BBC - would uncover that obesity had been a factor in perhaps as many as two dozen child protection cases.
Some professionals said allowing a child to become obese had to be viewed as a form of neglect, given the potential health consequences.
Full text: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7140844.stm
