3 Year Old Dies From Obesity (UK) [View All]

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This is a massive story in the UK at the moment, as a group of MPs have just released a scathing report into the government's lack of action regarding obesity in the UK.....basically, we're getting fatter and fatter.

"Heart failure, caused by obesity, has killed a child aged just three, it has been revealed. The shocking case was highlighted in a scathing report on obesity by MPs which says too little has been done to tackle the epidemic.

The case was revealed by doctors at the Royal London Hospital. Specialists there have also seen four children "choked by their fat" who need breathing assistance to treat sleep disorders caused by blocked airways...

The Daily Mail reported that the three-year-old who died of heart failure was a Bengali girl from east London who should have weighed around 2st 4lb (14.5kg), but instead had a Body Mass Index (BMI) which equated to around 6st (38kg)."

From:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3752597.stm

Now look - this is a terrible tragedy, but surely the parents should at least be investigated for child neglect? They've effectively killed their child through gross negligence, haven't they?