Government Brands Boy, 5, Overweight

(Carterton, England) The British National Health Service (NHS) conducted weight screening of school kids and ended up angering at least one family.

The NHS obesity police sent an official notification to the Forder family saying that their 5-year-old boy, Zac, was overweight -- by one pound.

Unfortunately that' s a pound over the recommended guidelines - meaning he's been labelled overweight by health workers.

It also means that his mother Michala received a letter warning that her son could be at risk of developing cancer, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure in later life. [...]

'How dare the NHS tell me my five-and-a-half-year-old child is overweight, when he isn't,' said Mrs Forder.

'It's made me furious. It's a damaging and ridiculous letter. All some parents will see is "overweight" and "cancer". It's a very damning attitude. There has got to be a better way of doing it.'

Mrs. Forder has hid the contents of the letter from her son for fear that he could develop an eating disorder.

An Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust spokesman apologized for causing distress but gave no indication that any policy would change.