There doesn't seem like a way for you to get involved.  zdid you see the Doctor's show where they helped the 5 year-old (I think that was his age) who was about 130 pounds?  I know not everyone can afford a personal trainer and a person to teach them (all) about good nutrition, but a dietician may have alternate ideas for food to eat, so at least they would be eating healthier even if they were eating the same amount.  Just a thought.

Melissa.

I think you are right to be concerned. Obesity is an epidemic and greatly increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. The human body is not built to carry that amount of weight and so when the heart tries to pump blood through the body, it has to dramatically increase the blood pressure and this causes damage to the arteries and the internal organs, especially the kidneys.  If these kids don't get their weight under control now, they will not have a very long life. The most common reason a child would have a heart attack (yes, these days kids do have heart attacks) is because they are obese! The life expectancy for a morbidly obese child, who continues to maintain and/or increase there weight is only about 30yrs old. Obesity is a major killer and until parents-start acting like parents-we will be continually buring America's children. It is a parents job to say no, and monitor what their children eat. If they don't do that, then the kids will do what ever they want. Discipline is required for kids to learn anything, if there aren't consiquences for bad behavior, then the kids realize that they can get away with whatever they want! Discipline doesn't neccissarily mean hitting a child (however I believe in spanking) but it does mean setting boundries. I think that Child protective services should get involved if a parent is allowing their child to become morbidy obese. I am not talking about them just being overweight, I am taking morbid obesity-because the reason it is called morbid-is due to the fact that the fat greatly inceases that person's chance of DEATH! 

Had tears in my eyes reading this.  I know how horrid it is to be an obese child---the other kids are merciless & even if you grow up & lose the weight, you will always suffer from low self-esteem.  The health risks are obvious... but I wonder if people know how much pain they're putting their kids through?  Constant ridicule, being left out, not invited to parties, chosen last for basketball, etc. etc. etc.  It's horrible, and to me, IT IS CHILD ABUSE.  It is a psychological beating that goes on for years and years and years.  My heart goes out to all children who must endure it.  Very, very sad indeed.