That's Fit

Nothing shocking here. Parents who live healthy, fit lifestyles usually pass those values onto their children, whereas parents who don't know or don't care about leading a healthy lifestyle usually pass that onto their children. It's a shame, one would think even a parent who is overweight would try to keep their kid healthy, but like I said, they either don't know what "healthy" is or they just don't feel it is worth the effort.

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I call this "Survival of the Fittest". I feel bad for the children who have to suffer because they have lazy, self-indulgent parents. Maybe my comment isn't very "Politically Correct" but it is the truth. Parent swho let their kids get this way are BAD PARENTS.

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Of course the parents are in denial. IF they deny there is a problem then they don't have to do anything about it.

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This is sooo sad to me. Why do parents do this? If I were a parent i would give my kids healthy food and sign them up for soccer or something. But then again mcdonalds and all those horrid places are inexpensive like the 1 buck burger. hmmm something should be done about this

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A lot of people tend to blame obesity on being big boned or on heritage or genetics, but that isn't so. There is a big difference between being big boned and being obese. It's sad because as a case worker I see many parents trying to convince me (or themselves) that their child eats healthy and is not fat but big boned while they are feeding their child fast food. Fast food is alright once in a while, but if that is the corner-stone of a child's diet, that is unhealthy. Even if the child isn't overweight, a diet of unheathly food can likely set them up or high blood pressure, high cholesterol and the like. Raising healhty kids isn't hard, it just takes some adjustment.

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I think that people can look at a child and know the difference between reasonable weight differences among children and those who are dangerously overweight. Having a child is a privilage, loving parents take care of their kids. If they allow the child to hurt his/her own health they are not doing their jobs and they pretend to be in denial. They need to hear the riot act from the kid's doctor and school nurses. If the pediat

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The previous comments are SO ignorant and stupid. I KNOW many thin parents that are are SO lazy that they are ALWAYS going through the drive thru. To say it is ONLY overweight adults who have unfit children is just plan ignorance. I know many fit people with children with weight issues. I believe that ANY parent who takes the LAZY and EASY route of fast food are BAD parents. I'm sure that the previous comments are from people who feed their children this CRAP. Those is glass houses.

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We live in a world of fat, lazy loser parents who want ease and conveniece over actually being parents. If you want to be a lazy, fat mess and lie around on the couch and eat potato chips, that's fine...it's a free country. But please don't procreate.

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You blame the parent, but that is only part of the problem. The fact that retailers make it more expencive to eat healthy, all the chemicals that are added to the food, the fact that the cost of living usually requires 2 working parents in the home, and the fact that school systems feed the children junk for hot lunches. There are several factors as to why children are gaining weight, and all the toys and gadgets out there only aid the problem. All of these things are factors, in the busy lifestyle many people live, there often is not time to prepare a healthy meal or to make sure the kids are getting, dare I say it, outside and active. Life is not like it was in the 1970's and before where there was a mother at home making the meals, telling the kids to go outside to play, and sending a home packed meal to school. Today it is fast everything, from food to games to internet service.

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Sarah,
That's it, keep telling yourself that. Maybe you'll convince yourself!

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Fat kids have fat parents. How many fat kids have you seen who have parents who are healthy and fit? The appropriate name for the current generation is "supersize." The best thing parents can do for their children is to say "no" to the second helping or the triple decker ice cream and go for a walk with their kids. Put down the remote and think about what you are putting in your grocery cart. Of course parents are in denial when they have kids who look like Sumo wrestlers Otherwise they would have to change and are too lazy to do so. They are killing their kids with junk.

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Since when did obesity become a crime? I wish everyone would mind their own business about personal things. Want to make a chubby kid a life-long fatty? Keep bringing up the subject of weight with him/her. It's guaranteed to make an obese adult. And for all your boors out there who want to preach about the dangers of obesity let me remind you that there are many bad habits out there (i.e. nosiness, stingyness, smugness, holier-than-thou attitudes and cruelty to name a few ) that are equally bad for one's health.

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"Health food is too expensive" is yet another excuse. YEs, the trendy health food stores are expensive, but if you shop at any ordinary supermarket the healthy food is CHEAPER than fast food. I mean, just grab a couple carrots and pieces of celery, rinse them off and chop and you have a healthy snack for under $3.oo. Or you could spend $5.oo (two dollars more) for a box of cookies, your choice.
Fat food is ridiculously expensive. Since I made a lifestyle change and began eating healthier, I have saved money! And I'm healthier than I;ve ever been. Sorry if my post sounded preachy, but I am tired of the endless excuses from people. I know, because I used to make excuses myself!

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Gc, no one is suggesting obesity is a crime. However, taking care of the health related problems associated with obesity raises health care cost. A child doesn't suddenly wake up one day fat. That happens as a result of long term eating and exercise habits allowed and modeled by the PARENT. There are other bad habits but America is now the fatest country on earth because of personal choices. Aren't you sick and tired of being fat? If so do something about it.

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Susan,
I am one of the posters you are referign to and the answer is "no, I do not take my children to those places." I am an excellent parent that takes my parenting responsibilities seriously. My children are fit and healthy, make excellent grades and are nice kids. And no, I am extremely nice to all children. It is not their fault that their parents are setting them up for failure. I pity you and hope you never have children. You need Jesus in you life. God bless.

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Hmmm... you sound like you were a bully in school. I see all shapes and sizes eating fast food. You probably eat that crap EVERYDAY! I personally KNOW so-called fit parents with children with weight issues. Oh and by the way I AM intelligent enough to know the DIFFERENCE between baby fat and obese. These kids that are in the pictures are OBESE. But I am sick of children who are chubby being bullied EVERYDAY over something they WILL grow out of. Something G probably knows A LOT about. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT OBESITY. It is a problem. Go back to school G you DO NOT know how to debate anything!

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Camille, I have no idea what you are talking about. I never refered to any "poster." As a medical professional and mother I'm very concerned about the health risks of obesity. I see it when fat parents want me to sign a sports physical for their fat kid and the child is at risk for a heart attack and has a BMI of 30%. When I refuse to sign the parents are irate and tell me their kid is "just big." Compassion is great but enabling isn't. Or the lady who sat next to me on the plane and couldn't buckle her seat belt with the extension. She had to be moved to business class so the plane could take off.

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Sarah,
I find it hilarious that you can assume so much about me from my brief post. For your information, I never eat fast food and am in excellent health. You sound very angry, so I suggest working on that. Maybe when you are healthy inside and out, then you can be a better person. God bless! I wish you well.

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Ugh...yet another misguided article that gets one basic concept wrong.

Weight is not an accurate representation of who's heatlhy and who's not. Fitness level is. They might sound like the same thing, but it's a big difference. If someone's overweight and inactive, they are at a higher risk of dying early, but that doesn't mean you can correlate that everyone who is overweight is lazy...but here's the kicker: somebody who's at their optimal BMI range and is just as inactive is at a higher risk of dying. The lowest mortality rate is among those who are both "overweight" and active. It's the sedentary lifestyle that's killing people, not eating pasta for dinner.

The real kicker: being just 5 pounds underweight puts you at a far greater risk of dying earlier than someone who's 70 pounds overweight at the same activity level. Being underweight also puts you at a higher risk for diseases like osteoperosis.

Just a little food for thought to cut through all this "Fat is terrible" garbage without the whole story.

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