Child obesity is a form of abuse, fitness guru claims

Nick Mitchell has called for the Government to consider subsidies for healthier food (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Obesity in children should be treated as a form of child abuse, the founder of a global gym business has said.

Nick Mitchell, who has overseen the weight loss journeys of more than 25,000 people across the globe, made the claim ahead of the UK's National Childhood Obesity Week, which starts on Monday.