About Healthy Weight 4 Children
Healthy Weight 4 Children is an independent resource helping UK families navigate children’s nutrition, healthy weight and wellbeing. Every article is grounded in NHS guidance and peer-reviewed research, with sources cited so you can check them yourself.
Who writes this site
Sarah Mitchell is a health writer specialising in children’s nutrition. She has spent more than fifteen years reading, summarising and explaining nutrition research for parents.
She is not a doctor, a dietitian or a registered nutritionist, and this site is not a clinical service. Nothing here is a diagnosis, a treatment plan or personal advice about your child. If you have a concern about your child’s weight, growth or eating, speak to your GP, health visitor or school nurse. They can examine your child; an article cannot.
Why this site exists
Parents are given conflicting information about children’s weight, often wrapped in blame or in a sales pitch. Healthy Weight 4 Children takes the opposite approach: explain what the evidence actually says, say plainly where it is uncertain, and never make a parent feel judged for asking a question.
How articles are written
- NHS guidance first, alongside peer-reviewed research and publications from recognised UK public health bodies.
- Sources are linked, so any figure, portion size or age threshold can be traced back.
- Disagreement is shown, not hidden. Where the evidence is contested or thin, we say so.
- Articles are revisited when guidance changes.
What this site will never do
It will not tell you whether your child is overweight, put your child on a diet, or recommend supplements or medication. Those decisions need someone who can examine your child and take responsibility for that judgement. If you are worried right now, contact your GP or call NHS 111.
Independence
The site is funded by contextual advertising, affiliate links and clearly labelled partner content. Commercial arrangements never determine what we recommend, and we do not accept payment to promote a product as a solution for a child’s weight.
Get in touch
Questions about an article, a correction, or a topic you would like covered? Write to the editorial team through the contact page. We reply within 48 working hours, but we cannot answer questions about an individual child’s health.