When does severe childhood obesity become a child protection issue?

To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Alexander and colleagues on child protection issues in severe childhood obesity.1

Correspondence: matt.sabin@rch.org.au

1. Alexander SM, Baur LA, Magnusson R, Tobin B. When does severe childhood obesity become a child protection issue? Med J Aust 2009; 190: 136-139. <MJA full text>
2. Must A, Anderson SE. Childhood obesity: definition, classification and assessment. In: Kopelman PG, Caterson ID, Dietz WH, editors. Clinical obesity in adults and children. Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
3. Sabin MA, Ford AL, Holly JM, et al. Characterisation of morbidity in a UK, hospital based, obesity clinic. Arch Dis Child 2006; 91: 126-130.
4. Clement K, Boutin P, Froguel P. Genetics of obesity. Am J Pharmacogenomics 2002; 2: 177-187.
5. Wake M, Nicholson JM, Hardy P, Smith K. Preschooler obesity and parenting styles of mothers and fathers: Australian national population study. Pediatrics 2007; 120: e1520-e1527.

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