[Margaret Pilkington]

Tealeaf, I was NOT saying that the fast food firms would question the link between fast food and obesity.....That is proved beyond a shadow of a doubt.....what I meant was the link between the sending in of EHO's and the governments desire to stop kids eating fast food.

In many senses, we as parents must shoulder some of the blame.....if we take the kids to MC D's....or KFC....or the chip shop because we can't be bothered to cook.

And when you look at it children are at school for a very small part of the day.....do the government think that children only eat at School...?

The media send out mixed messages too. Recently there was an article in one of the newspapers (not a red top either) that said Diet coke was better nutritionally than a milk drink.
The producers of food label their products in such a way to make you believe that they are healthier for you.

It is going to take generations to deal with this problem.....and it is going to need effort on more than one front.
Bring back School kitchens.
Bring back Cookery lessons For all pupils....and from an early age....say 6
Bring back school playing fields......because diet alone isn't the answer to obesity....we must foster the habit of healthy exercise.

And Neil, I worked with a consultant who used shocking tactics to get his patients to give up smoking. He used to tell his patients that if the continued to effing smoke.....he would not effing treat them.....his initials were A.M. Maybe Lettie will confirm this story.