My response is short but I really really believe that its the parents fault on all grounds! unless the child has a medical problem (low metabolism). Just take the recent example the the papers, the 15 yr old who was 30stone!! I mean jesus christ! It said she could die any day now! you think the child wants to die? no! they don't understand the problems of eating too much. the parent's lack of control over their children and purely disgusting 'parental' skills are sending some of the youth of today into an early.. much wider grave. It angers me that people are seeking help on the NHS for their children's weight problems, when its all their fault.. you foot the bills you DISGUSTING PEOPLE!