The draft National Institute of Clinical Excellence advice sayschildhood obesity can only be reduced by considering each child'sindividual situation.
Health workers must look at the child's family background as well aswhat they eat and how much exercise they do. The institute, whichproduces medical advice for the NHS, also says services need to worktogether to get children and families eating better and exercisingmore.
And the guidance says pre-school services should minimise the sedentaryactivities available to children and follow Food Standards Agencyguidance when buying and cooking food.
The institute also says stomach-shrinking surgery can be used onphysically mature young people under the age of 16 in exceptionalcircumstances subject to psychological and medical checks.
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