Health reports to drop term 'obese'

But when describing politicians and parents, the term "stupid" should still be used.

"Ministers want to refrain from using the word 'obese' when telling parents their child is overweight, under recently announced plans.

The Department of Health is urging all primary care trusts (PCTs) to automatically tell parents their child's height and weight as part of a national measuring programme.

But ministers do not want the word 'obese' to be used in the letters home after research showed it "shuts people down". Instead, the heaviest children should be referred to as being 'very overweight', they said."

Too bad it does not "shut people's mouths" so they cannot swallow.

They should also not drop the term "very stupid."