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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why people are so offended by this thread? Maybe if people weren't so afraid to discuss this topic there would be more push to put physical education back into our schools. It is obviously needed.

Obesity is a problem across all age groups. It is rising across all age groups. Targeting teen-agers as having a particular problem is not based on evidence.

There's a whole lot of smugness in this thread about how hot PPs were when they were 15. There's a whole lot of delusion in this thread about how hot PPs are now, compared against 15 year olds. There's a whole lot of misogyny as 15 year old girls are being singled out, while 15 year old boys are (mostly) ignored.

Boys doing poorly in school relative to girls is also ignored. If there are bad things happening with boys it's not considered that big of a deal

Patriarchy harms everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Look, the expectation is that we all get chubbier as we age. If you start as a young adult heavy, what do you think comes next? Many adults who are heavy now were not heavy as kids or teens.

Obesity is a bigger immediate health risk for adults than it is for adolescence. Teen-agers can quickly drop the weight. Adults can't. Adults are also at risk for diabetes and heart disease in ways that teen-agers aren't, simply because of age. If you want to focus on obesity as "a health issue," then you should be focusing on adults.

Yes, overweight adults are at risk for more health problems than overweight teenagers (of course, children and teenagers are seeing alarming increases in type II diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.). But are you arguing with the commonly accepted idea that overweight children become overweight teenagers and overweight or obese adults, while normal weight children become normal weight teenagers and adults? There's a reason to focus on child and teenage weight, because that is when it is easiest to lose it. But teenagers nowadays aren't losing the weight. So they are going into adulthood heavy, and will probably get heavier.

And I would say talking about obesity in peds is fine, if you were equally concerned about obesity in adults. You're not, though, and presented an argument for obesity in adults being normal.

You're a hypocrite, and if you agree with the crap posted in this thread, you are a misogynist and a pervert, too.

Well, you told me! Actually, I didn't know you had to agree with every post on a thread to join in the conversation. Is that a new rule?

I don't think it's wrong that we are noticing that many teens (girls and boys) and even younger kids are overweight to the point that it is unhealthy. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, it does seem to be tied to the economic status of the parents. In our middle income neighborhood, I have yet to see one overweight child. I see kids of all ages playing and riding their bikes and they are the kind of "thin" that we saw in the '80s. When my son was in daycare/preschool, not one overweight child in the entire school. Now that he's in public elementary, it's much more common to see chubby kids. At the bigger shopping malls, there are many, many overweight to obese kids of all ages. There are so many factors that lead to this, as pps have listed. How is it right to just ignore this?

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Anonymous wrote:The last few bunch of teen girls I saw in their Daisy Dukes were all very yummy.

It is a good thing I did not see you ogling my DD. If I saw a grown man doing that, they would be sorry.

-- Retired NFL linebacker.

Your DD dresses like that because she wants attention. You should speak to her first. No laws broken for ogling.

said the rapist.

is mental rape a crime?

No, but it's gross and it supports and encourages rape culture.

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Anonymous wrote:Look, the expectation is that we all get chubbier as we age. If you start as a young adult heavy, what do you think comes next? Many adults who are heavy now were not heavy as kids or teens.

Obesity is a bigger immediate health risk for adults than it is for adolescence. Teen-agers can quickly drop the weight. Adults can't. Adults are also at risk for diabetes and heart disease in ways that teen-agers aren't, simply because of age. If you want to focus on obesity as "a health issue," then you should be focusing on adults.

Yes, overweight adults are at risk for more health problems than overweight teenagers (of course, children and teenagers are seeing alarming increases in type II diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.). But are you arguing with the commonly accepted idea that overweight children become overweight teenagers and overweight or obese adults, while normal weight children become normal weight teenagers and adults? There's a reason to focus on child and teenage weight, because that is when it is easiest to lose it. But teenagers nowadays aren't losing the weight. So they are going into adulthood heavy, and will probably get heavier.

And I would say talking about obesity in peds is fine, if you were equally concerned about obesity in adults. You're not, though, and presented an argument for obesity in adults being normal.

You're a hypocrite, and if you agree with the crap posted in this thread, you are a misogynist and a pervert, too.

Anonymous wrote:Just remember as average weights go up so does the average health insurance premium. Kids today are bigger and they have no shame. They where skin tight clothes and midrif baring shirts and no one kindly nudges them and tells them there are more flattering things to wear because they are all so fragile and we dont want to give them a body complex.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Seriously new low. DD - who is 12 - and all her friends are bigger than I was at their age ... taller and heavier, but so gorgeous. The size is athletic - they are all really good athletes. No Twiggies (thank goodness, because that is such a grotesque look, particularly as women age - they start looking skeletal, wrinkly and just blech). I am happy that the new generation is comfortable in their skin and in strong, muscular, athletic bodies.

You are so stupid to sit there and skinny shame but in the same breath praising teens for being 'comfortable' in their bodies. You are part of the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:The last few bunch of teen girls I saw in their Daisy Dukes were all very yummy.

It is a good thing I did not see you ogling my DD. If I saw a grown man doing that, they would be sorry.

-- Retired NFL linebacker.

Your DD dresses like that because she wants attention. You should speak to her first. No laws broken for ogling.

said the rapist.

is mental rape a crime?

Just remember as average weights go up so does the average health insurance premium. Kids today are bigger and they have no shame. They where skin tight clothes and midrif baring shirts and no one kindly nudges them and tells them there are more flattering things to wear because they are all so fragile and we dont want to give them a body complex.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe this is an actual top being discussed. New low people. New low.

+1000000000
Time to get away from DCUM. Again.
And I need a shower.

Me too. You are all disgusting people. And you don't give a f-k about it.

Anonymous wrote:You guys are fucking sick.

+1 page upon page of criticism about young girls' bodies.
I just want to vomit reading this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Look, the expectation is that we all get chubbier as we age. If you start as a young adult heavy, what do you think comes next? Many adults who are heavy now were not heavy as kids or teens.

Obesity is a bigger immediate health risk for adults than it is for adolescence. Teen-agers can quickly drop the weight. Adults can't. Adults are also at risk for diabetes and heart disease in ways that teen-agers aren't, simply because of age. If you want to focus on obesity as "a health issue," then you should be focusing on adults.

Yes, overweight adults are at risk for more health problems than overweight teenagers (of course, children and teenagers are seeing alarming increases in type II diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.). But are you arguing with the commonly accepted idea that overweight children become overweight teenagers and overweight or obese adults, while normal weight children become normal weight teenagers and adults? There's a reason to focus on child and teenage weight, because that is when it is easiest to lose it. But teenagers nowadays aren't losing the weight. So they are going into adulthood heavy, and will probably get heavier.

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Anonymous wrote:The last few bunch of teen girls I saw in their Daisy Dukes were all very yummy.

It is a good thing I did not see you ogling my DD. If I saw a grown man doing that, they would be sorry.

-- Retired NFL linebacker.

Your DD dresses like that because she wants attention. You should speak to her first. No laws broken for ogling.

said the rapist.

Anonymous wrote:Look, the expectation is that we all get chubbier as we age. If you start as a young adult heavy, what do you think comes next? Many adults who are heavy now were not heavy as kids or teens.

Obesity is a bigger immediate health risk for adults than it is for adolescence. Teen-agers can quickly drop the weight. Adults can't. Adults are also at risk for diabetes and heart disease in ways that teen-agers aren't, simply because of age. If you want to focus on obesity as "a health issue," then you should be focusing on adults.

I coach teenagers and most of the girls I encounter (in my sport and other students) look great! OP, where are you seeing this?