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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are so many population-level annd environmental factors at play and it’s a vicious cycle.

While the government needs to do more, there is an element of personal responsibility too. Parents used to spend more of their free time cooking but now they spend it on Insta or TikTok because the take out / packaged food is “good enough”. Only those who prioritize nutrition make the effort. Cooking and eating at home 5-6 days a week needs to be more normalized.[/quote]

AND we need to look at why people who do cook at home and are health obsessed STILL have kids who are overweight due to environmental factors messing with the gut and metabolism, particularly plastics and medications.[/quote]

Never seen this.  This is very uncommon. [/quote]

If the parents are extremists and don’t allow kids anything that kids like they can become obsessed with overeating and grab deserts, hot dogs, sugar whenever they are out of the house. And it is everywhere.   [/quote]

You’re right.  It is everywhere.  So I have a hard time believing any kid growing up in the US can say they are “denied” junk food.  Even if parents don’t buy it, between schools, parties, friends, relatives, weekend trips, sporting practices- it ALL involves “treats” of some kind.  There is no kid that doesn’t get this stuff at least weekly if not more, regardless of if parent keeps at home.  So you trying to tell me, if you don’t give your kids crap daily they will revolt and binge? More likely explanation is some kids just eat more and/or crave food more than other kids.  [/quote]

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