‘Why can’t we say obese children?!’ Tom Harwood clashes with campaigner over use of language

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Tom Harwood clashed with an obesity campaigner over the use of the phrase "children living with obesity" during a discussion about weight-loss jabs for young people.Questioning the terminology, GB News wondered aloud why the term "living with obesity" was now being used.

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Is that not politically correct?" Tom questioned.Sarah Le Brocq, founder and director of All About Obesity, defended the language, arguing that obesity should be viewed as a long-term medical condition."It's because they're living with a chronic condition.

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We would never say that's a cancerous person."So using the word 'obese' is the same thing.

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They're not the condition."Tom replied: "I understand that to an extent, although obviously cancer is not something that you bring about on yourself."Ms Le Brocq pushed back, responding: "Sometimes neither is obesity.""Sometimes it is,"...

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