TV show about child obesity

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I was truly horrified to hear about this show. There's so much talk about parents should apply judgment when they post something about their children, like photos or videos on social media but this show just takes it to another level.
As far as I know these shows normally don't achieve a lot, the Biggest Loser show in the USA being a prime example of preference of entertainment over serious results (nypost.com/2015/01/18/contestant-reveals-the-brutal-secrets-of-the-biggest-loser/).

Channel4 are now showing children trying to do the same. I have serious doubts they are going to achieve anything positive except for singling out those children as the obese gluttons with no will power.
I am certain there are more serious approaches to the obesity epidemics which don't involve TV audience and if there aren't, shouldn't the government put more effort into creating them?

www.channel4.com/programmes/100-kilo-kids-obesity-sos

And as far as singling out those children as the obese gluttons with no will power is concerned, I suspect this show is trying to challenge those assumptions, which is welcome

Finally seen this now. It didn't challenge those assumptions, it reinforced them. Surely any parent could see that the young girl, the 5 year old, had other problems - and when it was discovered that she did have a specific issue it was all glossed over, not explained, and one of the nurses even said "well she still needs to control it" or something like that when the consultant had actually said it couldn't be controlled until she was old enough to take medication!

The poor boy who had the hip operation, crying his eyes out, he couldn't even look up whilst the dietician talked at him ... this wasn't a factual documentary, it was presented as salacious entertainment. Look at the fatties. I imagine the mother who took food into her son was a complete gift for the producer.

Watch it - it's actually really interesting

Where can you watch it?

Actually it frustrates me. My ds has disabilities (not obesity), and we are constantly on waiting lists and chasing up appointments to get help and support. This lady and her child have an entire team trying to help, and are there in hospital, but the mother is refusing to engage with the help and support they are trying to give.

@blubberball

I always wonder why in the world people would put their kids on the telly but you may have given the answer there.

Suppose a documentary was being made about your son? I suspect your life may suddenly get a lot easier if you were trying to get support with a TV crew following you around.