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Healthy food does what it says, keeps the body healthy foods to lose weight along with other things such as helping you lose and maintain your weight

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An NHS England spokesperson said: 'Nice (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has published updated guidance regarding the identification, assessment, treatment and personalised care of people who are overweight or living with obesity.

'So if paediatric people stop measuring height and weight, I think that's almost the death of paediatrics to some extent - growth is part of childhood and abnormalities and growth are actually part of highlighting health problems.'

It adds that savoury snacks such as crisps, which 'tend to be high in fat and salt', must be replaced with plain oatcakes, savoury crackers, rice cakes and breadsticks that can be accompanied with cheese, houmous or even salmon pâté. 

'Not only is (this) probably economically unsustainable, but it's also not exactly what each individual needs, because the personalised care is what makes the effectiveness and (the) cost effectiveness of the interventions.

Obesity Action Scotland and University of Glasgow researchers followed more than 5,000 youngsters born between 2004 and 2005 for the GUS study. Some 1,697 of them had their measurements taken at ages four, ten and 14.

Meanwhile, fruit juice, vegetable juice, smoothies, flavoured milk, fruit juice combinations and diluting juice, including those with no added sugar or sugar free, will be banned 'due to their high free sugar content and/ or sweet taste'.

‘The commission's distinction between pre-clinical and clinical obesity represents a vital step forward, highlighting the need to identify and intervene early while providing appropriate care to those already experiencing severe health impacts.'

It comes after last year, a report found the obesity rate in Scotland was 'concerningly high by the start of primary school', with at least half of children believed to be dangerously overweight by the age of 14. 

The revolutionary model could see people being shifted into two new subtypes to distinguish between people who are fat but perfectly healthy - or 'pre-clinical obesity' - and those who are genuinely sick with 'clinical obesity'. 

Martin Whitfield, the Scottish Labour children and young person's spokesman, told The Times: 'It's right that nurseries and playgroups promote healthy-eating habits but this heavy-handed approach seems out of all proportion.

He explained: 'Some people who are today classified as having obesity by BMI (but) they might play sports, they're very active, they might have very strong bones - saying that those people have obesity and then classifying them as having a disease would obviously be an overdiagnosis.

Roz McCall, the Scottish Tory children and young people spokeswoman, told The Times: 'Everybody wants to promote healthier eating, especially when children are young, but it won't happen by imposing such draconian rules or blanket prohibitions.

The Setting the Table Guidance was hailed by Natalie Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, for providing 'nutritional guidance, food standards and practical advice for all providers and for those who cater for early years services in Scotland.' 

Commenting on the commission, Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser on obesity at the Royal College of Physicians, said: 'For too long, we've relied on BMI as a simple measure of obesity, which has often misrepresented the condition and fails to fully reflect how excess body fat impacts a person's health.

Childhood obesity is also associated with premature mortality, the report stated. Children from the most deprived areas were found to be 2.6 times more likely to be obese than those living in the wealthiest postcodes.

'But we are calling for a change, a radical change, because obviously, in the context of one billion people being classified as having obesity in the world today, and with a number that is projected to increase, no country is rich enough to be able to afford inaccuracy in the diagnosis of obesity.'

The guidance comes just under a year since the government's Growing Up in Scotland (GUS) study found at least half of Children in Scotland are now believed to be dangerously overweight by the age of 14.

Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser at the RCP, said: ‘For too long, we've relied on BMI as a simple measure of obesity, which has often misrepresented the condition and fails to fully reflect how excess body fat impacts a person's health.

'While sugars found in whole fruit don't have a negative effect on our health, the free sugars found in fruit juice can be harmful to teeth. Fruit juice is acidic, and the fibre is also lost in processing.'

'The commission's distinction between pre-clinical and clinical obesity represents a vital step forward, highlighting the need to identify and intervene early while providing appropriate care to those already experiencing severe health impacts.'