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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fat phobia in this country is unreal. [/quote]

No, the willingness to allow ourselves and our kids unmitigated access to crappy, processed foods and lack of movement (read: to be fat) - and then at risk with diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular issues, and compromised immune systems is what's unreal.  [/quote]

No, it's the fat phobia. Thanks for trying, though. [/quote]

http://www.annclinlabsci.org/content/41/2/107.full
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-consequences/health-effects/

And, specifically related to the current COVID situation, see the following quote (and read the article for information about diabetes and cardiovascular disease):

"Obesity and Lung Function/Respiratory Disease

Excess weight impairs respiratory function via mechanical and metabolic pathways. The accumulation of abdominal fat, for example, may limit the descent of the diaphragm, and in turn, lung expansion, while the accumulation of visceral fat can reduce the flexibility of the chest wall, sap respiratory muscle strength, and narrow airways in the lungs. (32) Cytokines generated by the low-grade inflammatory state that accompanies obesity may also impede lung function.

Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea are two common respiratory diseases that have been linked with obesity. In a meta-analysis of seven prospective studies that included 333,000 subjects, obesity increased the risk of developing asthma in both men and women by 50 percent. (33)"

These are EXACTLY the comorbidities that put people "at risk" with this virus, and they are all VERY controllable with diet. Not sure what to tell you, if you don't think that maintaining a healthy weight and immune system through proper nutrition and activity levels is important.

But go right ahead with your fat shaming narrative...

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DP.  We're talking about kids who are temporarily prevented from going to PE class or organized sports.  A few months of changed routine will not cause obesity, asthma, sleep apnea, and impaired lung function.

It's far phobia.[/quote]

No...

It's people who care about their health and the health of their kids - and setting their kids up with good habits.

Not sliding into an eat-because-I'm-bored/don't-exercise-because-I-"can't" habit that then becomes hard to break.

People have a phobia about contracting this virus - which can kill them.

Why is it that we don't have the same concern with weight gain/overweight/obesity - which can, and does, kill us? [/quote]

Are you that stupid? Because we have girls and young women all over this country who go to extremes to prevent fatness. They make themselves throw up meals. They starve themselves. They cut themselves. To be FAT is literally the worst thing that can happen to a young girl, in their sick minds.  Many mothers now try to deemphasize weight. It’s is a difficult endeavor. We want to teach health, fitness, self worth without hanging it on how we look.

You can look around at host of thing girls and many of them have disordered eating.  And you can look at chubby girls and their eating is more normal, they just don’t exercise enough. I’d much rather have a chubby daughter with clean mental heath.  I don’t believe it’s an either/or situation, but I’m just broadening PP’s mind to understand the pitfalls girls face. 
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I think setting as a rule in our house that processed foods (which includes chips and cookies) are bad for you and that they need to be eaten in moderation, is one of the most crucial healthy rule that i am very proud to have ingrained in my young kids. It doesnt mean they never eat bad foods, it means they learn to recognize them and eat those foods in moderation "popcorn movie night on Friday night"; A picnic outdoors with friends can have chips; ice cream or pizza on thursday night, you pick etc... Rest of the time is no processed food, eat your 3 meals, no random snacking but a healthy snack at set time in afternoon. You dont eat while watching TV, walking or dong something else. Eating is an activity that you plan and respect.

Some kids will be chubby no matter what, it is their genetic. Their body will make sure they stay on the chubby side: they will want to eat more and/or move less. And we need to make sure that chubby kids have the same appreciative self-image of their body as their naturally thin friends. And food restriction is absolutely not the asnwer.

But lets not conflate that with "fat shaming" . As much as i agree that a lot of kids will be chubby and beautiful and healthy, being obese is an entirely different thing. Baring some rare genetic diseases, kids dont get obese by eating too much of balanced meals and I dont see any justification for complacency on the parent side. This is our job as parents to make sure our kids doesnt have unlimited access to junk food, cakes and soda. Thats not fat shaming, it is called being responsible adults[/quote]

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