"Fat" letters being sent to parents of overweight children

March 2, 2013 8:07 AM

Certain schools are sending letters to parents of overweight children, according to their body mass index, asking the parents to make a change. CBS News contributor Lee Woodruff and Dr. Jennifer Hartstein explain why this idea is good in theory but doesn't truly help the issue of childhood obesity.

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