You're right, it's cyclical and relates to the earlier post about parents not being willing to change their kids' diets, because it would mean changing their own as well: too much hard work basically. I honestly think that obese children should be highlighted to social services who will then give the families a certain time to get the child's weight down. If a child was being starved, underfed, they'd be on that like a ton of bricks, I don't see why the opposite isn't just as bad? It's so depressing to see fat children. All the kids in my family eat healthily, swim weekly, do athletics, play football & go horseriding. They're all under 10 and do outdoor activities ever day. It doesn't have to cost a fortune, many clubs ect are free. It's just sheer laziness and it should be considered a form of abuse.