A push to trim down Jolly Old Saint Nick is underway, across the Atlantic.

In Britain a move to trim down Santa is a way to combat childhood obesity.

Welcome to another way of changing the traditions of the holiday.

I can see it now.

“Hey, kids don’t forget to leave Santa a plate of carrots and some skim milk.”

This will take the questions that parents like to hear from kids, such as “How can a Santa get down the chimney?”

If Santa hits the treadmill, it’s going to be “How does Santa not die falling down our chimney?”

In recent efforts to stop childhood obesity, the Cookie Monster from “Sesame Street” only eats cookies as a sometimes food, instead of him devouring them as he used to.

Next, Oscar the Grouch will be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Big Bird will have a growth disorder and Bert will be suffer from jaundice..

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 percent of children ages 2 to 19 are overweight and it is a problem in the United States that needs attention.

Obesity can lead to multiple health problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and even more ailments.

Instead of thinning Santa, force kids to run some laps around the mall before they sit on his lap. That way he will be forced to smell a bunch of sweaty kids all day and it promotes a healthy lifestyle.

Or use the simplest choice some Santas have done across the country – don’t give sugar and candy to kids.

Give a coloring book, a small stuffed reindeer. Give kids nothing, which will lead to an early grave.

Blaming one figure who is visible for no more than two months a year is ridiculous.

Why not blame the parents who let their kids watch 4 hours of TV while drinking Mountain Dew and eating Doritos?

They’re the parents and they’re supposed to be in charge. Send the kids outside.

Even better, parents should live an active lifestyle, where they go outside with their kids and shoot a basketball, take a bike ride or even play some family two-hand touch football.

Today, the holidays are already fouled up with stores no longer allowed to say “Merry Christmas.” Now it’s “Happy Holidays.”

What if someone doesn’t have a holiday? Are we going to say “Happy non-holiday month?”

The pleasant times of the holidays are mucked up enough without having to the ribs of Santa.

If anything I think Santa being heavy is enough to show kids obesity is bad, because it gets poked at enough in TV and the movies.

Just leave the fat guy alone. Some people just aren’t happy with the coal they received last Christmas.