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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we have the same daughter. I know what not to do, but it's very difficult for me not to do it! She plays a sport in school and it's fairly vigorous, but I know enough about exercise and nutrition to know that the exercise is not the problem - it's the food intake. She simply doesn't seem to care right now that she's overweight. I look around and see the other girls at her school and they are almost all normal to thin. I know it's my issue, but it does concern me and make me sad. Yesterday, she probably about 10-12 cookies when nobody was home. I don't keep a ton of junk food around the house, but she'll double up on even the 'healthy' stuff. As for whether your doctor would say anything, many doctors are very reluctant to tread in this area. For the first time at my daughter's checkup this year our doctor said something. She then apologized to me because she admitted it simply wasn't on her radar until recently. My doctor was wonderfully gentle, but it has made no impact on my daughter - she's still eating way too many carbs and full sugar sodas (not at home, but when she's out). Very frustrating. [/quote]

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