Is Obesity A Form Of Abuse?

British social service workers are pondering this question: Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday. […] "The worst case would be Connor getting taken into care. He is well cared for," the boy’s mother, Nicola McKeown, told ITV television. […]

British social service workers are pondering this question:Burger

Authorities are considering taking an 8-year-old boy who weighs 218 pounds into protective custody unless his mother improves his diet, officials said Monday.
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"The worst case would be Connor getting taken into care. He is well cared for," the boy's mother, Nicola McKeown, told ITV television.
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Dr. Colin Waine, the director of the National Obesity Forum in Nottingham, England, called Connor's lifestyle "extremely dangerous," adding he is at risk of developing diabetes in his early teens, and cardiovascular and nervous-system problems in his 20s.

Protective custody for 218-lb. boy? [Associated Press]