Politicians 'Failing To Fight Flab'?

Question

Sky News - The Government's strategy for tackling obesity in children has been criticised as "confused" and "dithering" by an influential group of MPs

is this not the job of parents.educated the children in what is good to eat.instead of leaving it and blaming the goverment.i know many a parent that would rather give thier child a few pounds to go to the chip shop rather than cook them a healthy meal.it's the parents that should be held to blame for obese children

Answer 1

totally agree with you. i saw on the news that schools wont divulge the childrens weight even to the parents because of the threat of bullying. it should not think that will matter soon as they'll all be a disgusting mass of blubber soon with an aversion to sunlight and fresh air.

Answer 2

The parents are to blame for the child's obesity. It's not the politician who's marching the child into the nearest fast food restaurant. If the parents can't be bothered to cook the child a healthy meal, it's their own fault, & money for these initiatives could (& should) be spent on something else.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

i think u could b right.
when those 2 brothers of Cambs, who over-fed their dog were successfully prosecuted 4 cruelty.
the fat police had arrived.
why that poor dog was returned 2 them, after he lost the sight in his left eye due 2 prolonged obesity
i don't know!

sorry but the buck has 2 stop somewhere & from my experience
some parents have no idea or have any hope of accepting that they r obese, let alone their kids!
i think it's better late than never, 4 the government.
they have 2 do something & do it soon, b4 a whole generation of children r abandoned 2 ill-health & create a huge drain on the NHS.
some kids i've come across, throw fruit at passing buses/cars,
free fruit paid 4 by the government.
why?
coz they don't like fruit!
& if dare i say something, after seeing such a pointless waste, they even call me skinny cow 2 my face!
skinny cow is a form of insult!
is it my fault their fat?
no.
it's their parents who must shoulder the responsibilty.
MUST!

Answer 5

Hear, hear! I just read that it's the teachers' responsibility to let the parents know if a child is obese! WHAT???? Surely to god the parents can see this for themselves! I despair!

I just read the answer below mine. Good grief. So now we're blaming low incomes are we? What a load of tosh. As one of the previous answers states, this wasn't a problem just after the war when no one had any money! Finance has nothing to do with it.

Answer 6

The government can only do so much - they can inform, suggest and help, but as the saying goes "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink!" They can't make people eat healthily.

Also, if you think about the price of McDonalds for a family of four... about 3.50 pp = £14. For 14 pounds you can buy Stock cubes, vegetables and meat to make a perfect soup. Or pasta with a vegetable sauce costs about £4 to make for a family of four... Eating healthily is cheaper, and is being made more so by supermarkets putting fruit and veg on offer...

I wish parents would understand that they are killing their kids.... they are also limiting their options in life too, as eating junk (as proved by Jamie Oliver) reduces concentration span and therefore makes you less likely to concentrate in school....

Answer 7

I totally agree with you there are so many place where you can buy junk food these day its unbelievable, their was no MC Donald's when i was growing up my mother always made us home cooked food that's what kids need to day .

Answer 8

yes, but there are so many parents aren't interested in their child's well being and think that its the states responsibility for their well being.

Answer 9

if you look at my answers ul see my thoughts this morning on similar question. But ill add this...compulsary tuition initially or a financial penalty for those who wont even open their eyes. Nanny state? Why the helll not??!!! Some of the parents WONT. These kids are our tommorrow n we feed our vauxhauls better??!! WTF???

Answer 10

next you will be saying that ppl should think for themselves and have own opinions be warned you will get a violation from the guardian readeing liberals for such trouble causing