Dr. Eva Orsmond:

A few years ago we weighed children in primary schools. We wanted to highlight the fact that parents did not know what their children should weigh. We also found out many adults did not know their own weight or what is a healthy weight. The weighing scales must become part of our lives again. We need to become aware of our weight and that of our children. We recommend that children are weighed at least once a year at school. Every time one attends one's GP or a hospital one should get on the scales. This will not only increase awareness of what is a healthy weight, it will also increase the important awareness of the link between excess weight and chronic illness.

Weighing a patient also creates an opportunity for an early intervention before the problem become a chronic illness.

If we start now, hopefully we can avoid the situation in which Aaron found himself. Let us have a look at the video.