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There was a feature story on the news today that caught my attention. It was about a Mother who may lose custody of her 8-year-old son because he weighs 218 pounds. The mother, who feared she might lose custody of her obese 8-year-old son unless he lost weight, was allowed to keep the boy after striking a deal with social workers to safeguard his welfare. The case has set off a national debate over child obesity and raised questions about whether genetics, junk food or bad parenting is to blame. Connor McCreaddie, of Wallsend, northeastern England, weighs four times the weight of a healthy child his age. The boy's case attracted national attention after his mother allowed an ITV News crew to film his day-to-day life over the course of a month. When he was 2 1/2 years old, he was too heavy for his mother to pick up, and at 5, he weighed more than 126 pounds. Now McCreaddie, who is tall for his age at 5 feet, wears adult clothes and size eight s ... Read More »