YouTube Kids in new content row as site gives under-13s tips on dieting and losing a double chin

YOUTUBE has been hit by a new content row after The Sun found diet videos on its kids’ site.

Campaigners fear youngsters viewing the clips could suffer eating disorders, body image problems and depression.

The Sun has found videos giving diet tips to kids (screengrab from YouTube video)

YouTube Kids videos also train under-13s to ‘melt your double chin’ (screengrab from YouTube video)

The NSPCC said: ‘These videos could pressure children to look a certain way’ (screengrab from YouTube video)

Experts have raised the alarm over the ‘damaging pressure’ these vids put kids under (screengrab from YouTube video)

It comes after we revealed YouTube Kids — the net giant’s site for under 13s — carries films on how to make a ball-bearing gun.

We searched for “weight loss” and were offered dozens of videos.

One called “How I lost weight fast (23 pounds)” sees a young woman “Lilisimply” giving tips, despite admitting she’s not a professional nutritionist.

It has been viewed more than 400,000 times.

It comes after we revealed the kids app hosts content on how to make a gun and has vids of paedos Savile and Harris (screengrab from YouTube video)

The NSPCC says thousands of our youngsters now need counselling about body image

And Denise Hatton, from YMCA, branded the videos ‘morally irresponsible’, given kids as young as three suffer from body image anxiety

The NSPCC said: “These videos could pressure children to look a certain way. We know this pressure can be very damaging. Last year Childline held over 2,600 counselling sessions about body image.”

Denise Hatton, from YMCA, branded the videos “morally irresponsible”, given kids as young as three have anxiety about body image.

YouTube last night removed the “23 Pounds” video, saying it breached its policies.