My Prayers Are Answered

Hackney has won a national competition at last. We have the honour of having the best fed four and five-year-olds in the country, according to the latest government figures. A total of 16% of youngsters in the borough's reception classes recorded a BMI of 30+ (whatever that means) in 2006/07, compared to the national average of just 10%. But Liz Prosser, Healthy Schools Co-ordinator at the Borough's education authority, Tender Loving Care, said the government numbers were flawed. She told the me: "BMI is not a reliable measurement for kids. They should be measuring brain circumference. On that basis, you are the Kate Moss of North-East London, Luke."