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Updated 22 January 2003, 10.17 
Chunky choc bars and jumbo crisps should be banned, according to one doctor.
He reckons they are too full of sugar and fat and are making people overweight.
Do you lot need a ban to stop you gobbling, or should you be allowed to decide for yourselves?
Obesity is a huge problem and it's getting worse, but is blaming chunky choc bars the answer?
 We think that if you get
fat that's your fault. We shouldn't have to suffer for them. Khala & Lisa, 15, Wolverhampton
What kind of a world is a world without king-size chocolate bars?! Sharon & Sarah, 11, Bangor, Wales
There's NO point in banning king-size choccie bars because people will by more small ones instead. If people want to eat chocolate they're going to anyway regardless of the sizes the bars are sold in. Sofi, 14, London
Why bother banning them????? It's up to you if you want to eat one.if they make you fat or sick then just don't buy one, noones making you eat them. Libby, 13, Sheffield
I think king-size bars should be banned as they extremely unhealthy and they have around 700 calories! Vicki, 12, Ispwich
I think they should be banned it just makes it more tempting for overweight people to eat more and more. Sophie, 12, Stevenage
I think that king-size chocolate bars should be banned because they are over 700 calories which is equivalent to a meal!! It is highly unhealthy. So if you want to be VERY unhealthy then please keep eating them!!! Melanie, 13, Dumfries
Banning king-size choc bars won't help the obesity problem. It's partly the parents' responcibility to make sure their kid isn't eating it all the time, and the kid's to not eat too much too often. Anyway, dieting doesn't do much for weight-loss anyway. To 'cure' the obesity problem, us kids need more exercise. Banning the TV remote might help more, you have to get up to change the channel! And I agree with others, we'll just buy more regular bars. Alan, 14, Fareham
People eat and do what they like, so it's up to them if they want to eat big chocolate or not. They can eat what they want and how they want!!!! Annabel, 11, Kirkwall
What is the point in banning a chocolate bar when there are much worse things like cigarettes which are still being sold and they have a better chance of killing you than a king-sized chocolate bar! Elaine, 12, Glasgow
NO!!!!! I love king size choc bars, ESPECIALLY Fruit and Nuts! They're cheaper than two smaller ones, and they don't make me fat OR sick. I find a normal size bar too small and HAVE to have more! If king size bars were banned, my choccie cravings would never be satisfied!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Freya, 11, Bristol
It's more down to exercise than the foods that you eat, sure, both influence how fat u get, but if u eat more fat, u should take more exercise to work it off, not ban the food. Rye, 8, Adlington
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! I am the BIGGEST chocoholic EVER, kingsize bars should defintly NOT be banned, it would upset a lot of people... like me!! Kirsty, 15, Ramsbottom
What is the point? Children are only going to buy several more small bars. Luke 13, Ashford
I don't see the problem with king-size chocolate bars; it's everybody' personal preference and if they make you sick then just buy the standard one instead but how can another 5 grams of chocolate really make that much difference. John, 15, Stoke
it would be better if all chocolate and crisps were banned.im not saying i dont eat them but if the temptations not there then no-body can eat them. Natalie, 15, Essex
It's up to you if you want to buy a bigger bar or not, who's to stop you eating what you want to? and anyway it's better value to buy the bigger one than buying two little ones. Ellie, 14, London
I'm allergic to chocolate so it doesn't really matter to me. But, I don't see why they should be banned. People will start to just buy two normal bars instead of a kingsize. Even unhealthier! Grace, 12, Darlington
I think big chocolate bars are good - I buy one on Friday morning as a treat & eat 1/2 at break & 1/2 at lunch! Doing that is cheaper than buying two smaller ones - & two smaller ones have even more chocolate anyway! Lou, 12, Essex
Well, if docs want! I don't like choccie that much. I think they should ban big-eat crisps coz I'm an addict! Laura, 13, Southampton
There is nothing wrong with king-size chocolate bars! People should just learn how to balance their diet and should do enough exercise.
Peter, 15, Belgium
It saves money - if people can't get a big one, they'll just buy lots of little ones, and it ends up as the same amount of chocolate anyway. Helen, 13, London
How is banning king sized chocolate bars solving the problem of overweight children? Goodness sake, what's needed is a long -erm solution, not some cheap trick to make kids a bit miserable! Claire, 13, Essex
This is a ridiculous idea. Obesity may be a problem, but surely people are capable of choosing for themselves? Maybe this doctor should put his effort into showing people how to eat a balanced diet, and exercise regularly, because unless you ban all chocolate it won't make a difference other than to make people angry. If he's really worried about peoples' health maybe he should try and get tobacco banned... Sarah, 15, Wales
I don't think they should be banned. I think that it is up to the people who eat them. Claire, 14, Cleveden
I wouldn't really care if they banned king ones, but I'd care if they made regular bars smaller.It won't help fat people cos they'll just buy more reg.bars. Laura, 10, Glasgow
I think that they should stop king-size chocolate bars because people can get enough out of a normal size chocolate bar. If you want a big bar your should just buy two bars Rebekah, 10, Grimsby
I don't think there should be a ban on king-size crisps or chocolate bars. My reason is because kids get full on these king-size sweets so they won't want anymore and plus less for parents to worry about. Caroline, 12, Dewsbury
I don't really think it's fair because I love chocolate! But you could just buy two normal ones! Louise, 11, Broxburn
I don't think just because king-size may be stopped that it will stop the greedy. They will just buy two smaller ones. I always say to my mum and dad, I wish there could be things as nice as chocolate but healthy. The reply is "There's no such thing!" Maybe one day there may be something that is as nice as chocolate but good. But in the meanwhile, portions should be smaller, and prices higher, it would work, with raising prices! Laura, 14, Southport
It's the child's choice if they want to buy the chocolate/crisps. The companies are not forcing them to buy them!! Isn't it better value that people can get more for less? Alice, 13, London
I think king-size choc bars are nice! Say you missed out on lunch or something and you are really hungry, you can buy one of those, can't you? Plus say you are wanting to melt chocolate for a cake or something you can buy a king-size one of those! I think that the doctor was totally out of order saying that! Just because overweight people might eat them now and then does not mean that skinny people and average weighted people should not be able to eat them!! Lyndsay, 14, Glasgow
That is not fair! People should be able to choose whether they want to eat a big choco or not. If you can't buy big choco bars they will buy something else. You can't just shift the blame cos you don't want to deal with fat people. A choco bar is not going to change what anyone eats. Kirsty, 13, Bolton
I think banning them will help. Some people just can't stop themselves from eating. Inzagie, 12, London
I think king-size chocolate bars should be banned because the normal sized ones are sickly enough!!! Melanie, 13, Dumfries
I think they should be banned, they are sickly and they make me sick when I eat one. Tom, 12, Rochdale
This is so ridiculous. People should exercise self-control when they buy candy! Besides, king-size choc bars aren't solely to blame for kids being overweight! What about lack of exercise and eating other fatty foods? And what about the rest of us who aren't overweight and just want to go home and eat a candy bar after a long day, and to find out that we can't because some other kids are guzzling them? Why should we have to pay extra for two candy bars when all we want is a regular-priced king-size one once in a while? This topic is so ridiculous it shouldn't have even been brought up! Leave us kids and our candy alone! Ellie, 12, Canterbury
Well, when you eat one a day, everyday, that's pretty bad but for the occasional treat they are fine. If they were banned then people would just buy two instead which is just as bad, if not worse. Abbie, 13
I think that instead of banning big bars, all kids should go to their doctor a lot more and if they are overweight, their doctor should put them on a diet. Besides, big chocolate bars are good for slimmer people who could get away with eating big bars. Sarah, 13, Ireland
That is such a stupid thing to do! If kids are overweight, then don't stop them buying food! If you're overweight, eat a balanced diet and exercise! Ros, 11, Leckhampton
It is so typical of adults to try and stop us being able to choose. Greedy people won't stop eating too much just cos they can't buy big chocolate bars anymore, they'll probably buy two regular ones! Jack, 14, Penrith
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