VOICES-Stop the hectoring headlines if you want children to lose weight
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VOICES-Stop the hectoring headlines if you want children to lose weight

Elizabeth Anionwu Emeritus professor of Nursing, Thames Valley University

Last month saw a huge amount of media interest in obesity, following the announcement from the Department of Health that parents in England will be routinely informed when their child is found to be overweight.

Nursing Standard. 23, 1, 26-26. doi: 10.7748/ns.23.1.26.s32

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