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                                        Are we in denial about our overweight children



I was sitting eating my lunch and the lunchtime news had started, I like to keep up with the news. They covered a story about childhood obesity and how parents are failing to notice the signs and take action at preventing it developing in to adult obesity. I have been concerned for a number of months about my 8yr olds weight, but I keep getting told he will grow out of it and he will be fine, and not to stress about it. I am worried though! I can see he is clearly putting weight on around his belly area. He doesn't get sweets or crisps everyday, so it must be something else in his diet that's not helping. Then you think to yourself, if I take him to the doctors they will think I am overreacting and wasting their time. But what if it's the sign off things to come, who do you approach about these issues. They keep going on about obesity, but where in the NHS can you go to get your child checked over without making an appointment at the GP, there are no clear guidelines or clinics that I have heard off. Surely prevention is the way forward!

here is some interesting research I found.

The views of young people in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review - UCL Institute of Education, University College London http://www.ioe.ac.uk/research/98379.html

Related briefings. You are here:. The views of young people in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review. ... The views of young people in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review.

Your Child’s Fat, Mine’s Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses And The Obesity Epidemic | Affective Brain Lab

http://affectivebrain.com/?p=1258

Principal Investigator: Tali Sharot. Main menu. Your Child’s Fat, Mine’s Fine: Rose-Colored Glasses And The Obesity Epidemic.

Why are early adolescents from poor families at increased risk of overweight and obesity? http://www.icls.ac.uk/podcasts/adolescents_weight

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