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[quote=Anonymous]Something has definitely gone off the rails regarding how we feed out children. 
I have 4th and 5th grade girls in NW DC. 
I've found that outside of a few super thin girls (genetically thin or kids who don't eat--I have one of those)) that almost every girl has a belly or roll unless they are the few girl athletes who are playing travel soccer or the like 5 days per week.  They all have middle section pudge. Every one.

My 5th grader (plays soccer 6 days a week during the school year) didn't play this summer, went to sleep-away camp etc and gained about 10 pounds.  She slimmed down again when school started and she started doing serious exercise.  When a kid has to do serious, 6 days-a-week exercise just to remain thin-to-average something is wrong with their diet.  And I'm not feeding her crap at home.  It's just the sheer frequency at which these kids are socialized into eating--a snack each day at school, two snacks a day at camp, birthday treats at school monthly, constant birthday party treats, a snack with very visit to a friends' house or playdate,  and on and on and on.  This amount of food catches up to kids metabolisms quickly once they're out of early elementary-hood.

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