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Parents that are misguided by nutritional health concerns should be informed and guided by their doctors on the best route for their child. I firmly believe that parents should be better informed about what is actually in the food that they're feeding their children. The way that parents can get better information on the nutritional health of their child is to attend nutritional classes. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, nutritionist counsel clients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits. A nutritionist can inform their clients not only about what to eat but healthy portions per meal. As a doctor or nutritionist, I strongly suggest having both parent and child attend classes so they are both aware of health standards. The parent and child should go to a nutritionist. For example, in other countries, they have meetings about what children should eat and teach children what and how to eat clean. In the United States, it is difficult for children and parents to know how to eat clean due to the United States being more lenient regarding health standards. The United States is more driven by money signs and how to make money off of Americans even if it means the food they're producing causes cancer. As far as children who suffer from obesity, I firmly believe that it should also qualify as a form of child abuse and child protective services should get involved. Once child protective service is involved I believe that parents should be required to attend nutritional classes until the child is no longer considered obese. I also believe we should label parents of extremely obese children as neglected, especially if the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, depression, and other disorders are associated with obesity. As a child, the child should not have to worry about health concerns at such a young age. A child who experiences health issues because of obesity impacts their childhood in a negative light. Another measure the government should take is producing food that is not genetically modified. If food must be genetically modified it should be labeled so citizens have the opportunity to decline those foods. The government can also get involved by speaking more about the importance of health and reminding people to stay active. For example, when I was growing up, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama would advertise by having commercials about nutrition play on Disney Channel. I think that was a great way to remind children how important one's health is.