Summary
The Government was accused yesterday of being "prissy" and "namby pamby" after it told health trusts to avoid using the word "obese" when telling parents their child is overweight.
The Department of Health is urging all primary care trusts to automatically tell parents their child's height and weight as part of a national measuring programme.See the full content of this document
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'Prissy' Officials Say Avoid the Term 'Obese'
But ministers do not want the word "obese" to be used in the letters home after research showed it "shuts people down".
Instead, the heaviest children should be referred to...See the full content of this document