In the U.K., childhood obesity has now developed into a grounds for social service agencies to take kids away from their parents. (Sarah-Kate Templeton, “‘Fat police’ put children on abuse list”, Times Online, Jan. 28).
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A hundred years ago or so, the authorities would assume custody of children who were too scrawny; nowadays they do the same with children who are too fat. Go figure.
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