The story of Connor McCreaddie Diet

McCreaddie Connor was only 8 years old but already weighs 89 pounds. This is tolerable because two months ago his condition worse, her weight is 99 kilograms.

This makes Social Services in Wallsend, North of England, threatened to forcibly take him from his mother to be treated by the state.

The reason they are worried that Connor, who weighs four times the healthy size for his age, health and his life threatened.

And Social Services usually snatch a child from the care of his parents when he was persecuted.

But the threat is not to be implemented because of Social Services at the residence Connor, decided that his mother, Nicola McKeown, still be caring for the child, on condition that he should pay attention to their child's health.

Anyway, that's the decision of Social Service, Connor's weight must be lost.

Diet

Really? Countries to threaten to rob a child of the mother's arms because he was suffering from obesity.

Is not fat sign of affection? The mothers themselves surprised by the attitude of social services. If his emaciated malnourished and angry state, he is more able to understand.

He said it was trying hard to reduce child foods high in fat and sugar, but to no avail.

His attempt to make Connor eat fruit instead make the child vomit.

Nicola McKeown precisely during this behind the counter that Health and Social Services who will not help him.

Thus the atmosphere of the debate about nutrition and obesity in the UK.

Number of children who suffer from obesity in Britain today reached 13%, tripled the figure of the 1980s.

The causes include unhealthy diet, too much fast food is full of fat and sugar, less vegetables and fresh fruits.

Usually the victims are unable to like the Connor, a diet full of food processing result, rather than fresh food.

At first glance seem odd that the poor are actually overweight. But in the UK fast food is often cheaper and more practical than fresh foods.

Against obesity

No less than Prince Charles who was involved debate is healthy food.

During a visit to a diabetes research center in Abu Dhabi, the prince came to ask a nutritionist: "What, you've managed to ban McDonald's? That's where the key," he said about how to improve public health in the Gulf countries.

Prince Charles about the intervention of agriculture and food pros and cons of inviting sharp in the UK.

In a vast land, the prince of organically farmed, to practice his anti-pesticides in agriculture.

Critics of the Prince was directly addressed by this giant restaurant chain. They replied that knowledge of Prince Charles on their menu are obsolete.

McDonald's has reduced levels of salt and fat in foods proposes.

In recent years, McDonald's also become the target of criticism for allegedly serving food full of fat and salt that is contributing to the prevalence of obesity in England.

Back to the case of Connor McCreadie, a threat that he would be taken by force by the state makes a lot of people stunned.

But this incident illustrates how seriously the public and the government here facing the dangers of obesity.

Sources: BBC Indonesia