By: Saisai

Saisai — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:22:06 +0000

Okay, not that childhood obesity isn’t a problem, but Heaven forbid people deal with the bullying and stereotyping and marginalization on its own, rather than labeling it a consequence of obesity. Those who would bully would find something else, if it weren’t obesity, and when it is, it’s the fact that the children are little sfghkjghs’s who need to be dealt with as a separate, much bigger problem. And what the bloody HJSGKGHVBSFJDHH is SOCIAL HEALTH. Oh, gag me with a spoon. That’s the most ridiculous concept I’ve ever heard of. It’s not a “social health” problem on the part of a bullying victim; it’s a HUMANITY health problem on the part of the bullies and the enabling jhdgfjsdgfhj’s who write articles like this, along with 99% of the rest of society, who are also enabling constantly.

By: RiHo08

RiHo08 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:40:14 +0000

Not stated, but overfed infants become overweight toddlers who become obese pre-schoolers. Overfed infants are fed by mother’s and other caregivers who lack basic parenting skills, have serious emotional issues, and are supported by cultural traditions that accept obesity as a norm. There is recent evidence that exercise per se has little or nothing to do with the development of obesity. That makes sense since one needs to walk 40 miles to walk off one pound. Another recent study showed that people who are obese live about the same life-span as those who are normal weight, and obese people live a lot longer than people with low BMIs, that is, who are skinny. Finally, as people age and now living well past age 65, their pancreas that makes insulin begins to run down and more older people develop Type I diabetes. In addition, their body tissues become insulin resistant and the develop Type II diabetes. Making sidewalks safer to walk may make the community a better place to live, but it won’t touch obesity, nor will lambasting fast food restaurants, nor will getting pop machines out of high schools, eating a vegan diet, or a host of widely proclaimed but unsubstantiated magic bullets. What will help is a concerted educational effort aimed at young mothers developing parenting skills, addressing emotional health issues for mothers, and enlisting the greater community resources to change cultural perceptions. All in all, no easy task. Just don’t waste the effort on punitive or feel good projects, diets and exercise charlatans. Address the issues we already know via reputable studies, are a major part of the obesity problem.

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