A child’s weight could be included on their school report in a radical plan to tackle the obesity crisis, says the man who led Australia’s successful response to the AIDS epidemic.
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David Penington also suggests the GST be raised and extended to a broader range of foods to encourage healthy eating.

Professor Penington, a former vice-chancellor of Melbourne University and dean of medicine, told an obesity summit in Canberra this week that the inclusion of weight in primary school reports could spark discussion between teachers and parents about diet and levels of physical activity.

”Some obesity does start in early childhood just with very bad eating habits,” he said. ”It’s not that I want the schools to be seen as the body responsible but, nonetheless, use the school environment as a way to contribute to ensuring the broader issues are there for discussion.”

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