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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - one more thought. If my son asked me why an Asian person looked different from us, I would say it's because he's Asian. I wouldn't be concerned that if, at school, a classmate asked why an Asian student looked different from him, that if he responded "he's Asian" he would get in trouble. But if my son asked me why an obese person looked different from us and I said "she's obese," and explained to him what that means and what the negative implications of that lifestyle are, and he then responded to a similar question at school from a classmate about an obese student by saying that the person is obese and explaining the negative health impacts, he might be labeled a bully.[/quote]

You teach your child not to lecture other kids about obesity.  I'm really starting to think you are overthinking this/you kind of want your kid to be the healthy crusader of his class.  I can't imagine a kid is going to ask your son "why do you eat veggies?" and your son is going to launch into this whole thing about how said kid is obese and here are all the health impacts he is facing.  You are REALLY over thinking this.  Or else you are totally loony.  I don't know.  [/quote]

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