Plus-sized uniforms for 3-year-old kids

British retailer Marks & Spencer has introduced a super-size range of school uniforms for overweight British children as young as four

British retailer Marks & Spencer has introduced a super-size range of school uniforms for overweight British children as young as four.

The controversial move has triggered a new debate over obesity after the retailer launched au00a0 range called Plus to meet demand from parents.

In a move that has dismayed health campaigners, the company's website is offering trousers with a 23in waistband for children starting primary school.

Trousers of that size are normally worn by eight-year-olds, according to the measurements used by M&S for standard-size garments.

M&S said the trial range followed demand from parents. The range, which started being sold online last week, caters for ages three to 16, with trouser and skirt sizes going up to a 41-inch.

Tam Fry, of the National Obesity Forum, said, "This is the actual commercial recognition of what we have known for some time -- that obesity in pre-schoolers is building up. Now 27 per cent of entrants to primary schools are overweight or obese."

More than one in five children in England start their school life overweight or obese, figures from NHS released last December show.

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