Get tough in the fight against child obesity

BANGKOK: For overweight children, going to school every day to face hurtful taunts by schoolmates who call them names like “fatso”, “porky” or “lard tub” can be a traumatic experience that will continue to haunt them even in their adult lives, particularly if they fail to shed their blubber as they grow up. 

More and more parents, including some who are themselves obese, have come to realise that raising their children to be fat is no longer a desirable thing to do. But there are still many parents out there who need to be educated on how not to turn their offspring into butterballs.