New research from the European Food Information Council has found that 35 per cent of people hold this misconception. Colin Waine, chair of the National Obesity Forum, expressed his concern that parents are overfeeding their children as a result. He said: "We have a tragic problem with the number of children who are overweight and obese. It is very worrying indeed that people have this kind of misconception." The study, which was conducted in the three supermarket...

