Puerto Rican officials blame parents of children with obesity, consider fines
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
In an attempt to address the significant problem of childhood obesity in the United States territory, Puerto Rican officials have proposed a $500 - $800 fine for parents whose children have obesity and have not improved after parent-focused education. While some public and pediatric health organizations have called the bill "unfair," others go further to call it a misguided policy that ignores the core scientific understanding of obesity as a disease.