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Should parents be charged with abuse or negligence if their child is obese?
Of course not, it is the parents responsibility, and of the child doesn't like being fat, they can ask their parents to change their diet.
Just sitting and thinking, not trying to say that childhood obesity isn't a problem, but how big of a problem is it really? Has it gotten that much worse, or are we just more focused on it now with the HC bill and all.
I don't have kids so I don't normally see large numbers together. My friend's kids are all normal weight or thin.The kids I see on my road playing are all thin. Some months ago, I did go to a little girls graduation to 1st grade. I only remember seeing one girl that was chubby in the school. I know I didn't see obese chilren all over the place.
What's anyone else's experience with kids you see?
Probably won't be a big problem in the future at all. Diabetes: Half of U.S. Adults at Risk by 2020, says UnitedHealth Group - ABC News
66% of the country being overweight is simply unacceptable for an industrialized nation.
Should parents be charged with abuse or negligence if their child is obese?
Absolutely not. here are just a couple among many reasons.
second.. we need linebackers and offensive linesmen for football teams
When looking at obesity, especially in children, you have to at least look for some predetermining factors. If both parents are rather large then you can expect the children to be rather large due to genetics. I'm sure evolution may have had a hand in the large obesity epidemic we are facing today, such as humans developing slower metabolisms in times of great famine in order to conserve energy. My good friend's nephew is only five years old and ways 85 LBS.. This kid has a monster appetite, and always has! I know the poor kid can't help it, it just takes a lot more for him to be full than the average kid.
You didn't answer my question. Do you see lots of fat kids in your everyday life?
As for your link, that was about adults, not children.