Cruel kindness (1968): Entire title

that [Music] on the right in blue Ronnie Brown age 10 and a half nearly n Stone on the left in brown with the ball Jimmy Grant same age much the same [Music] weight in front Valerie Smith 11 s stone 12 [Music] [Music] fatness begins at home Mrs Brown well-meaning and the soul of kindness has made what she'd call a good filling meal for her family it's filling but is it good for them oh go on take it all right ma'am have another cuper dad you look out I am Mr Brown also very much overweight works at a desk takes no exercise poor expectation of Life thanks dot how about yourself I'll just fill up the pot with his sweet tooth pity he hasn't heard of things like zacharin even walking makes her puff and he's breathless all the time you naughty little girl oh never mind no mommy didn't mean it kiss her better here you have a nice sweetie like that all right now if only Mrs Brown knew more about food there are three main kinds of food protein carbohydrate and fat you need the right amount of all three for good health protein for growth and replace worn out tissues carbohydrate for energy fat for warmth and it's a further source of energy you need also small Quant of those vitamins we hear so much about today but you can get all you need from any well balanced Meal which includes fresh fruit and vegetables Mrs Brown thinks that fatness runs in families and can't be helped as a matter of fact there is some truth in this as it's been found that with one fat parent half the children tend to be overweight and with both parents fat nearly all the children are there's all the more reason for Mrs Brown not to make make things worse by stuffing her family with a stodgy meal like this the trouble often starts as a baby and food is our joy and mother's arms our refuge so we identify eating with pleasure and security to our cost later on most mothers want to do all they can for their babies and a weekly gain in weight seems proof of success though a plump one doesn't Thrive any better than a lean one a nervy mother may try to show affection through food she may try to force it to show her love some mothers add an extra Spoonful or two of sugar just to make sure but it's horribly easy to give too much carbohydrate in the feed lollies are often used to keep babies quiet mothers in a hurry may cut down baby's exercise and trouble starts poor lonely Valerie comes from a broken home she has dragged behind the others slowly back from school because she's never really happy in the house with her mother she dearly loved her vain handsome father when he left home for good she began eating chocolate to conso herself now she can hardly leave the stuff alone your Tea's waiting Valerie and mind you wash up I'm going out you be home Mom I don't know look at you growing out of your clothes again oh for Pete's sake stop eating chocolate without help she'll be handicapped for life like other fat girls she'll have to buy outsized dresses she'll be left on her own at dances she'll be too embarrassed to undress at the swimming pool and will grow into a fat breathless woman like Mrs Brown all this should have been tackled earlier Jimmy Grant is young enough he enjoys the food his mother gives him but she's fat as well though Mr Grant and the younger boy are Slim Tom eat it up can't if you don't eat you'll never grow big and strong like our Jimmy go along eat it up wasting good food oh sorry Mom I forgot what's that then the school doctor says Jim is putting on too much weight and I'm to take him to be examined he's just well built that s all uh they're right love he is fat they've made an appointment for us I haven't the time the doctor said so love so you better go as you may have guessed Jimmy became one of my patients I noted his height and took his weight then with calipers I measured the layer of fat under his skin I found he was fully 30% overweight much too heavy there's nothing wrong is there doctor he's much too fat and he'll damage his health if he gets any fatter could it be his glands making him fat yes no that's hardly ever the cause and it certainly isn't in this case he's a perfectly normal boy but you know he eats too much for his particular needs he'll have to have a diet isn't it just puppy fat doctor no that's not it what is it then unless your boy stops overeating and takes more exercise he'll grow into a fat man who carries a lot of extra weight round with him wherever he goes that puts a strain on his heart and lungs and he may not live as long as he should couldn't don't you give him tablets doctor their effected only be temporary no it'll have to be a diet I'm afraid my husband eats everything I give him how can he keep so slim I wish I could he must be one of the lucky ones whose appetite and energy are naturally balanced food which isn't used for energy or growth is turned into body fat and banked on the chest tummy or thighs it's much easier for you to see that your child doesn't get that than for him to get slim when he's grown up it sounds simple but really it's quite difficult you'll all have to help Jimmy as much as you can what are calories doctor they're units of energy in food terms the body's fuel now the right way to cut them down is by reducing the amount he eats particularly the starches and sugars the carbohydrate in his food you see he needs the protein for growth and no snacks or ice lollies or chips in between meals a Jimmy yes doctor I know that dieting at home is difficult but if it doesn't work we have to take the patient into hospital for treatment do your best for Jimmy's sake you can give him meat fish eggs vegetables lettuce they do you all good I gave Mrs Grant the detailed diet sheet and told her that I'd see Jimmy in 3 weeks time but meanwhile she was to get him weighed each week and it would be no bad thing for her to do the same she said she wished she'd known about these things years ago sometimes you can get children competing to lose weight so I was particularly pleased when Ronnie Brown munching crisps as usual passed Jimmy on his way in to see me the others went happily home where Mrs Grant started Jimmy off on his diet right away she stopped him taking too much sugar and gave everyone some fish green stuff and fresh fruit I wish all parents were as Cooperative all too often they won't try Mrs Brown even attempted to discourage Mrs Grant when she invited her to tea I couldn't be bothered dear I told the doctor straight we are fat people that's all there is to it Dad and I like to see the children enjoying their food in spite of Mrs Brown Mrs Grant worked wonders with Jimmy and 3 weeks later he'd begun to lose weight and gain self-confidence well done Jimmy if you keep on like this should be winning all the races at the next School sports [Applause] [Applause] go to cure a fat child is not a simple matter there are three people involved there's the child the doctor and above all there's you Mrs Grant helped Mrs Brown didn't make no mistake about it it's overfeeding that makes a child fat prevention is relatively simple It's a cruel kindness to let your children eat too much [Music]