Childhood obesity reaching 'epidemic' proportions

Dr Daphne Primrose talks to BBC NI Health Correspondent Marie Louise Connolly

A NI paediatrician is warning that parents who fail to tackle serious weight problems in their children, could run the risk of involving child protection services.

The doctor, who works for the Belfast Health Trust says levels of obesity are reaching epidemic proportions and tough action may be required in extreme cases.

So when should childhood obesity constitute grounds for a charge of neglect?

BBC NI Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly looks at the growing problem of childhood obesity