Tend to agree with this.  Besides, if hams can't feed at McD's they'll drive down to any other fast food place, or order pizza/other takeout, or just buy more crap at the grocery store.  It's healthcare that needs to evolve to force them to evaluate what they're doing to their bodies. Child abuse, however, absolutely.  At kids' BMI ~30 should be grounds for a visit from a social worker (or a notice from the school, I know social workers are stretched extremely thin already with workload) to discuss diet plans and best course of action, maybe up until 13-14 years of age or so.  Teenagers are more independent and willful and have more access to buying shit for themselves and gorging at home while unsupervised.  Parents should still be notified after health tests or whatever, but it should be taken more on a case-by-case basis at that point (maybe unpopular opinion).