I'm super curious about causation here... Not to absolve anyone of responsibility, but to save children from potentially life altering affects. If being fat can be proven to lower a child's intelligence, then it should be child abuse.  If being fat is a symptom of lower intelligence, then we can create special education programs for them that focus on self control, and other health related initiatives. Sorry for the rant... It just pisses me off to see fat children who really have no chance until they get older