More and more children in the UK are becoming obese. Obesity is the state of being seriously overweight, to a degree that affects your health. Obesity in childhood is linked to many health complications and tends to indicate the child will be obese as an adult. Obesity increases the risk of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes and could lead to low self-esteem. In the UK around 27% of children is overweight. Research suggests that the main problem is that children exercise too less and that they have overweight parents. The Institute of Child Health in London claims that parents who fail to help their obese child eat and exercise properly, ignoring all advice and guidance could be guilty of neglect. According to this Institute child protection staff should get involved.
It is very concerning that child obesity in the UK is increasing. I believe that the way of family lifestyles is very important. I think that in some cases parents can be guilty of neglect, if they are aware of their obese child and the consequences, but they do not act like they should to help their child. Only in the worst case a child should be put in public care, because most of the time children need their parents.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/obesity2.shtml
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