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Furious mum slams NHS letter calling daughter, 5, 'overweight'

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A mum-of-two was shocked after receiving a letter from health officials that labelled her five-year-old daughter overweight.

Jemma Fletcher, 37, received the letter from Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust after her daughter Lily was weighed at school by visiting nurses.

Recent tests on Lily's height and weight stats showed that she was above the recommended weight for her age which prompted the letter to be sent by the NHS. Read more: Jemma was disgusted by the letter and said it could negatively impact youngsters and parents' mental health.

She said: "I was absolutely disgusted and shocked to read Lily was classes as overweight. It’s just upsetting and shocking. “There’s nothing on her, she’s tiny.

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