Poll: Should morbidly obese children be put into care?
With as many as 74 children removed from their families in the last five years because they are morbidly obese, we want to know whether you agree with the decision to put them in care.
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Figures revealed that 183 youngsters under 11 in England, Scotland and Wales have been recorded as weighing more than 16st in the last three years.
Eight were more than 20st and the heaviest weighed 23st 2lb.
There has been a 12% rise in the number of under-16s admitted to hospital for obesity in the last year, figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) this week show.
Should morbidly obese children be put into care? Vote in our poll below and have your say in the comments section:
