M&S to sell plus-size childrenswear
By FashionUnited
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Marks and Spencer has begun selling "plus-size" clothing for children as young as three in an
attempt to dress a new generation with bulging waistlines.Health campaigners said the decision by the High Street giant demonstrated the scale of the obesity epidemic affecting Britain's "overindulged" children, with one in four children now classed as obese or overweight by the time they start primary school.
The retailer said it began a trial of the "plus fit" range last week, in an attempt to meet consumer demand.
Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, said: "It is an absolutely tragic illustration of the terrible obesity problem this country faces, and how early in life it starts. People used to dismiss obesity as a problem of the lower classes, but the decision by M&S shows just how widespread the problem is."This is about middle-class children being overindulged and carried everywhere in 4x4 cars, not to mention a generation of parents who haven't been taught domestic science, and don't know how to feed their children a healthy meal at the end of the day.