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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the lesson of the dieting folks has been real in the sense that if you are overweight/obese and try to LOSE weight and keep it off, the deck is stacked against you. There is evidence your body fights to regain the weight and long-term prospects for success are dim.

Therefore--the key must be to work with people to never get overweight in the first place.  The emphasis we seem to have on never talking about weight with children may be detrimental.  Of course no one wants to create an eating disorder or mental anxiety, but it's critical that we teach our youth that once you are fat, it's very, very difficult to return to a healthy weight and maintain it.

I really believe this has to be the key to managing the problem.  Sure, we can debate sugar vs. carbs vs. calories on and on, but they absolute bottom line is that you must prevent too much weight in the first place.[/quote]

One thing my husband says is that it's especially hard for children because you aren't really "awake" until you are an older teen.  Up until then, you are largely at the mercy of your caretakers and family.  If you enter adulthood already overweight or obese, it's seriously game over without enormous effort, and possibly futile even with enormous effort.  I read a lot of advice on DCUM about never talking to your kids about what they are eating or their weight, but maybe that isn't the right approach.  Still, parents who can have good conversations with their kids about this stuff are probably those who haven't caused a problem in the first place.  I know we've brought a lot of education into schools, for example, MCPS high schoolers are required to take a semester of Health and I understand it's a fairly rigorous class, although I haven't seen the curriculum.  We've taught our kids that staying at a normal weight is one of the keys to long-term health.[/quote]

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