Singapore to scrap anti-obesity program (AP)

A group of schoolgirls stand in line during their lunch break as they wait their turn in a skipping rope exercise during a Trim and Fit Programme in Singapore in this Aug. 20, 2004 file photo. Singapore plans to end its anti-obesity program in schools, the Education Ministry said, after parents complained that overweight children were being singled out and teased by classmates. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-e, File)AP - Singapore plans to end its anti-obesity program in schools, the Education Ministry said, after parents complained that overweight children were being singled out and teased by classmates.


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