{"id":61510,"date":"2012-01-02T10:28:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=61510"},"modified":"2012-01-02T10:33:42","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:33:42","slug":"childhood-obesity-becomes-issue-in-custody-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/childhood-obesity-becomes-issue-in-custody-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Obesity Becomes Issue in Custody Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Childhood obesity has been a mainstay in the national media over the past year but was brought to a head in October when a 200 pound – year old Cleveland boy was removed from his home and mother. “This child’s problem was so severe that we had to take custody,” said Mary Louise Madigan of the county’s Department of Children and Family Services.<\/p>\n

NBC’s John Yang reports on a more recent case in Chicago, one that potentially will decide the parental custody of a child. Conan Angus, going through a divorce, has brought up the fact that his children are healthier when under his care. Mr Angus points to his soon to be ex-wife’s poor nutritional choices<\/a><\/strong> for their children’s meals.<\/p>\n

The incidents in Cleveland and Chicago are hardly isolated leading journalists and reporters to wear out the now 3-year old CDC statements on the issue:<\/p>\n