“Ever notice how it tends to be people of color and/or poor people who are disproportionately affected by [the prospect of being harassed by child services for having fat children]? Have you ever heard of the state going after a rich white family with a 250 lb 10 year old girl?”

by agreekdoctor in response to this post: “DCFS Harassment of Families with Fat Children”

It’s all about power, and easy targets. There’s also been (at least in the States) a restriction of what food stamps can buy based on whether it’s ‘healthy’ or not – which, of course, turns poor folks who rely on food stamps into lab rats for nutrition experimentation. -ATL