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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She will likely grow out of the chubbiness. Too many girls and women are obsessed with being super-skinny and harm their bodies in that quest. I would leave her alone and let her feel good about herself! Your family can take more walks or go to the pool for fun, but don't make her feel self-conscious or fat.[/quote]

More women are obese than obsessed with super skinny. There are far more health issues in society related to obesity than to thinness or anorexia. Given the obesity percentages it would seem that many do not grow out of being chubby.[/quote]

First of all, I think plenty more women are obsessed with being super skinny, including women who are obese.  Thats our culture.  Anorexia is much, much more of a threat to health than obesity (and by the way, OP's daughter is not obese).  Anorexia has the highest death rate of any psychiatric disease.  These are often young people dying.  And for the ones who don't die there are numerous, numerous health problems such as severe bone loss, which in itself has a death rate.

Yeah, obesity causes a host of health issues as well, but if I had a teenage girl who wasn't even obese and food had already become an issue of conflict (both the case with OP's DD) I would be far more concerned about anorexia.[/quote]

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