Too fat to foster: Student, 32, who weighs 21 stone is told she is too big to look after children

A student says she's been told by council bosses she is too fat to foster. Would-be foster mum Zoe Young, who is 21 stone, has accused Salford council of discrimination.

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Parents who let their children become obese are committing 'child abuse', according to a doctor

Parents who let their children become obese are committing “child abuse” and the authorities should take them into care, one of Wales’ leading doctors has claimed.

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Foster care for obese kids: Drastic measure, preventable problem

Foster care for obese kids: Drastic measure, preventable problem

Poor prenatal care, child abuse and neglect can get a child taken out of the care of his or her parent(s), but what about extreme obesity?

Arrested fat kid parents claim they were TRICKED into social services investigation

Arrested fat kid parents claim they were TRICKED into social services investigation

The man and wife were interviewed by police about their son, nicknamed "Wee Chubby" after doctor's raised concerns about the boy's welfare.

Seventy-four kids taken into care for their own protection as they are TOO FAT

Seventy-four kids taken into care for their own protection as they are TOO FAT

Britain is bringing up a generation of dangerously overweight children – and the problem is rapidly getting worse, health experts warn tomorrow.

Social workers take children from families who overfeed them

Social workers take children from families who overfeed them

OBESE children have been taken from their families by social workers because of fears that overfeeding was wrecking their health.

Children Don’t Want To Be Friends With The Fat Kid, Study Reveals

Children Don’t Want To Be Friends With The Fat Kid, Study Reveals

An experiment reveals children would rather not be friends with the “fat kid.”

Researchers from the University of Leeds (England) used a storybook model, featuring character prototypes with different body types and handicaps – drawn as overweight, normal weight, or disabled – to test the subconscious feelings and responses of children.

Note: Maybe this is a sign that these anal-retentive yuppie helicopter parents should start letting their kid go outside.

Obesity declining in young, poorer kids

Obesity declining in young, poorer kids

The number of low-income preschoolers who qualify as obese or "extremely obese" has dropped over the last decade, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show.

After decades of increases, childhood obesity drops in several cities

After decades of increases, childhood obesity drops in several cities


When junk food, fast food, sugary drinks and breakfast cereals that are 56 percent sugar by weight meet video games, televisions in bedrooms, and a walking-averse culture, the outcome shouldn’t be that surprising. About 17 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 19 in the United States are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s more than 12 million children, and triple the rate from one generation ago.

Youth obesity in Maine may cost $1.2 billion, study says

Youth obesity in Maine may cost $1.2 billion, study says

A University of Maine study says the medical costs of obesity for children and adolescents in the state could reach $1.2 billion over the next 20 years.

Obese Foster Mom Dana Hatch Rolls Onto 5-Week-Old Baby and Kills Her

Obese Foster Mom Dana Hatch Rolls Onto 5-Week-Old Baby and Kills Her

An obese and unqualified foster mom suffocated a 5-week-old child after rolling over on her while the two slept in the same bed, the infant's representative claims in Federal Court.

Parents of obese children face fat police

Parents of obese children face fat police


NEGLECTFUL parents who do nothing to stop their children becoming morbidly obese will be reported to the Department of Child Protection under new guidelines for WA doctors.

Too much TV linked with weaker kids

Too much TV linked with weaker kids

The more TV kids watch in early life, the thicker they get around the waistline and the weaker their muscle strength, a new study finds.

Note: Duh!  

Mother of obese Ohio boy has right to move to another state: judge

Mother of obese Ohio boy has right to move to another state: judge

The mother of a grossly overweight 9-year-old boy had the right to move from Ohio to Georgia with her son, who was temporarily removed from his home last fall to lose weight, a juvenile court judge said on Thursday.

Obese dad starts hunger strike on Parliament Hill to reunite with kids

Obese dad starts hunger strike on Parliament Hill to reunite with kids


An obese dad who lost his two boys to the Children’s Aid Society early this week because of his weight started a hunger strike on Parliament Hill Friday.

Note: Give him his kids back, you low life piece of shit babystealers.

Obese dad plans hunger strike after kids ordered adopted

Obese dad plans hunger strike after kids ordered adopted

An Ottawa man who says he lost custody of his two children because he's obese plans to appeal the case and start a hunger strike at Parliament Hill Friday.

Too fat to father?: Ottawa man claims discrimination

Too fat to father?: Ottawa man claims discrimination


An Ottawa father is claiming his weight is one reason keeping him from regaining custody of his two children.

Obese father loses children to adoption on judge’s order

Obese father loses children to adoption on judge’s order


An Ottawa man whose obesity played a factor in whether he was fit enough to be a father has lost custody of his children after a judge ruled Wednesday that his two boys will be put up for adoption.

Judge to rule on whether obesity is factor in man`s fitness for fatherhood

Judge to rule on whether obesity is factor in man`s fitness for fatherhood

In a family court case to be ruled on soon, a judge will, in part, decide whether a 38-year-old Ottawa man is too fat to be a dad.

Protective Supervision Lifted for Obese Child

Protective Supervision Lifted for Obese Child

“He’s a smart boy.  He’s adjusting just fine,” said defense attorney John Lawson as he spoke of his 9-year-old client. Lawson’s comments came moments after a judged granted a motion to terminate protective supervision at the young man’s Cleveland home.