Are Parents Of Fat Kids Negligent?

Maybe you ought to think twice before giving your child that candy or cookie, especially if they are overweight.  A growing number of people are saying parents of obese kids are negligent.  Two extremely obese Georgia kids were removed from their home a few weeks ago and the parents were charged with child abuse.  The 5 year old daughter weighed 158 lbs and had trouble walking.  The 4 year old weighed over 100 lbs, twice that of a normal child that age.  In addition to being overweight, the kids were living in a filthy home and were not properly cared for.  
Experts are in disagreement about whether having an obese child is abuse, in and of itself.  As childhood obesity is on the rise, social services departments are seeing more and more obese kids when investigating child abuse claims.  
What do you think?  Should parents of obese kids be considered negligent?  Are obese kids a sign that child neglect is happening in the home?

If Your Kid Is Fat, Are You To Blame?

If a kid is overweight and his parents don't do enough to trim him down, should they be charged with neglect? That's what happened in Scotland.  Local authorities took 7 children away from a couple, claiming the fat kids were at risk because the parents weren't doing enough to help the kids slim down.  Similar cases are happening in the U.S..  A South Carolina mom lost custody of her 14 year old son who weighed 555 pounds.  Other cases have been reported in California, Texas, and New York.  1/3 of kids in the U.S. are overweight or obese.  Are parents to blame?  Research says nearly 1/2 of parents of overweight kids, don't perceive their kids as fat.