Rejected petition Stop weigh-ins for school children

Weigh-ins are damaging, unhelpful, traumatising, encourage fat shaming & create damaging relationships with food eg. eating disorders. Weight is not a reliable health indicator. Better alternatives include increasing healthy lifestyle education (physical & mental health, nutrition etc).

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A weight loss focus encourages restrictive eating, binge eating, excessive exercise & calorie counting. Millions of UK citizens suffer from eating disorders (EDs). Weigh-ins would likely increase severity & number of pupils with EDs. Weighing children would encourage bullying & be unreliable (weight naturally increases with height). Instead, teach healthy relationships with exercise, food, drink & educate about links between mental & physical health, promote healthy canteen & lifestyle options.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/548219

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Date submitted 20 August 2020
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