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[quote=Anonymous]People who have obesity that runs in their family are told to follow Ellen Satter advice-

“You do the what, when, and where of feeding, let your child do the how much and whether of eating, and let her grow in the way that is right for her.”

This is really, really bad advice for many kids in the US. If your family is thin with no eating issues then it’s fine. The problem is too many dietitians follow this mantra. When in actuality you absolutely must limit food from the get go. I am not talking about putting toddlers or preschoolers on diets but not allowing seconds and unlimited quantities of food.

My sister and I both have obesity on our families and we have both struggled with being overweight. From the get go I limited what my oldest ate. He could have pizza, ice cream, etc. But in limited amounts. We bought kids sized plates for him because a preschool shouldn’t be eating the same amount as an adult. When he was three and wanted another slice of pizza we said no. We distracted him and if he was hungry an hour later we cut up fruit or vegetables. But usually he wasn’t. There were no seconds at dinner available. We plated his food then it was put away. It was apparent from an early age that if offered food he would always eat it and if seconds were around he would eat that too. As he got older we obviously increased food or if he played in a soccer tournament and was hungry he ate more. But a lazy rainy day where he didn’t do much, no you don’t get three servings of even healthy food like salad with dressing or whole wheat bread. His younger brother luckily has a faster metabolism and just has a thinner build. From the get go there were days he didn’t feel like eating much so he didn’t then he would eat more the next couple of days. His internal mechanism for realizing how much food was and still is intact.

My sister followed the Satter Method and she let her kids eat how much ever they wanted. They ate a lot of healthy food and got heavier and heavier. It becomes a cycle where they eat more, they get used to eating more so always want more, they gain weight, activity levels start dropping with the added weight gain, their bodies get used to eating a lot, they gain more weight, etc.

Our kids are older terns now in high school. Her kids are obese although she doesn’t see them like that. I realize my oldest will always have a tendency to gain weight and now at 17 on the past year has become overweight but for every year he was prevented from being overweight/obese is a win.

It us only in the last 40 years or so that unlimited quantities of food are always available. [/quote]

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