THE NHS in Scotland is "fighting a losing battle" against childhood obesity after a new study revealed that three-quarters of health staff do not know how to diagnose or treat it.
The Glasgow University study has revealed "alarming gaps" in doctors', nurses', social workers' and teachers' knowledge of Scotland's national guidelines on childhood obesity.
Researchers found that 72.5% of staff who deal with overweight children and their families did not know the obesity guidelines and only 35% would be able to identify an obese child.
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