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Why deny that body shape is important to one's self-esteem/confidence and how others perceive us? From that perspective, it is actually just as important as health. 
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You know what's an effective way to make fat people fatter? Shaming them for being fat.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0070048

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I'm the PP you quoted, and really, this is ridiculous. You are part of the problem. 
The more overweight people there are, the more difficult it is for them to see themselves as fat, since they become the literal norm.
Obesity is first and foremost an issue of cheap junk food, which should be regulated at the federal level, with the onus placed on food companies. However, laissez-faire parenting attitudes in this country are responsible for not teaching portion control, self-regulation and moderation.
Just as parents and educators are told not to criticize children for fear of creating a lack of confidence, we can't tell kids that they are gaining too fast and need to learn to control their sugar intake? Let's not inverse the issues here. Lack of honest and direct communication is causing problems both in entitlement and weight, not the other way round.

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Agreed! Overweight is a health issue and we should not tiptoe around it. [/quote]

I am very direct about health in this household. My father's side of the family has a very, very strong history of diseases related to weight. It's something I struggle with a lot. As for my children, I've been straightforward about my "fruit good, cheetos bad" attitude. Junk food in my house is limited to fish crackers. I do leg lifts and slow crunches, they follow. I am not at all anywhere near model thin. If my daughter suddenly had a jump in her sugar intake, I'd ascribe it to a growth spurt at first. Then, I'd wonder if she were modelling food habits of kids at camp. Whatever the case, if the result was weight gain significant enough to notice, there'd have to be a talk at some point. I might bring sweeter fruits into the house if it were a physical craving not just a new behavior, show her the difference between a good sweet and a bad one. Watermelon is amazing and has none of the consequences of ice cream. The horror of my children suffering like my father did faaaar outweighs the discomfort of a conversation about sweets.

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