Children As Young As Two 'Must Be Tested for Obesity'

Daily MailFebruary 23, 2009

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TWO-year-olds are to be checked for signs of obesity under Government plans, it emerged yesterday.

Health officials have asked experts to develop suitable weight assessments for toddlers after checks on five-year-olds found a quarter were already overweight.

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Children As Young As Two 'Must Be Tested for Obesity'

Advisers have claimed that primary school reception classes are 'too late' to start tackling the problem.

But parents said the plans risk stigmatising ver...

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