From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-363103-745674
LONDON (UPI) -- The vast majority of Brits agree parents should be
informed by the government if their children become seriously
overweight, a survey indicates.
Nearly nine out of 10 people said parents need to be made aware of
their children's height and weight if they participate in the Child
Measurement Program, a poll conducted by the MPG media agency
indicates.
Hundreds of families were questioned in the survey, The Times of
London reported Saturday.
More than 70 percent of people said federal officials should dismiss
proposed legislation permitting parents to chose not to be informed of
their child's measurements.
Since 2006, youths ages 6-11 have participated in a government program
in which they are measured and weighed in an effort to combat child
obesity.
Parents have not been made aware of the measurements in the past, but
a new law could give them the option of being informed, the Times
said.