18 kg boy labelled "clinically obese"

He loves riding his bike, plays football every day and always eats his vegetables. So four-year-old Logan Knowles' mother was stunned when she received a letter from the NHS saying he was ‘clinically obese.' The letter warned he was so overweight he was at risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes. At 2st 12lb, (18.14 kg) Logan is three pounds outside the recommended weight range for his age, which is between 2st 1lb and 2st 9lb. Logan's mother Stefanie Mrozowski, 29, said she was ‘furious' he had been labelled obese, explaining: "It's ridiculous — there's nothing of him. He runs around constantly, loves riding his bike and playing football, and always eats a healthy diet." Hundreds of children have been sent letters informing them they are overweight or obese since the programme started. Eating disorder charities have described the letters as a ‘scare tactic'?that could have damaging effects on youngsters. Mrozowski, of Walsall, said she and her partner Luke, 33, had not been informed Logan was going to be weighed at school. Two weeks later they received a letter stating he was ‘very overweight' for his age, adding: ‘Doctors call this clinically obese.' Mrozowski wrote to her local NHS trust to complain. But the Walsall child-measurement team said although weighing children was a ‘sensitive issue' it was important to identify children who were at risk of ‘growing into overweight or obese adults.' London - Gulf news