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[quote=Anonymous]I was looking at photos of my dad in his late teens and early 20s and he was very thin. You don't see the same age boys/men that thin anymore. First of all, he grew up on a farm and do physical work every single day. He also played sports in school. He probably ate simple foods without a bunch of crap in them. Soda, ice cream and other treats were just that- treats. Treats that were infrequent. He started smoking during Vietnam and when he came back, he continued so it kept off the weight. I just got back from vacation and really had time to look around and notice how many children and teens are so overweight. I cannot imagine their adult lives will be easy with all of that extra weight. I dropped my son off at camp and notice how many overweight boys there are in his daily camp photos. My friend was shocked when I told her he likes to go on the 4-5 day backpacking hikes at camp. She thought it would be too tiring and she couldn't imagine kids would like that. Boys and girls are at the height of their physical abilities in their teens and early 20s and they should be able to do this. [/quote]

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