SmokeAndMirrors
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making food avaliable, is not child abuse. demanding the child over-eat, under penalty of no tv, no video games, being grounded, or even violence, would certainly be abuse.
but simply having a full fridge, is not abuse.
Is it not abuse if the parents basically facilitate their child killing themselves? That is basically what we're talking about in these extreme cases. Kids who are so obese they already have the health problems that a 400-pound middle-aged man might have.
I have this view, but to a further extent. If the child is 40-50 pounds above average, that is grounds for intervention.
Yeah. We're talking about smaller people, thus a smaller amount of weight is dangerous for them. A 6'4 400lbs man is roughly double the weight he should be. But a 100lbs 6-year-old is also roughly double the weight they should be.
Yeah. We're talking about smaller people, thus a smaller amount of weight is dangerous for them. A 6'4 400lbs man is roughly double the weight he should be. But a 100lbs 6-year-old is also roughly double the weight they should be.
50 lbs over...no,
300 lbs over...yes
I am 40 years old and weigh 140 pounds. When I was teaching in the States, I had FEMALE students who weighed more than me... and they were MIDDLE SCHOOL students...
Why is that?
50 lbs overweight is still unhealthy and can easily lead to more problems, which more medical costs and taxes.
yes 50 lbs may lead up to more problems, which more medical costs and taxes, but 300 lbs is beyond the more problems stage. I think there is still hope up to 50lbs, after that it's all down hill.
I remember when I went into the Navy I was 30lbs over my ideal weight, but still in the weight range. By the end of basic the Navy took care of the 30lbs.
I'm 5'4 and weigh about 115. In the States, I get a lot of comments that I need to "eat something." When I was in most of Europe, I was regarded as what I actually am - a perfectly normal weight, if a little on the lighter end. I've literally had people ask me if I have an eating disorder in the US. I'm not all that thin. It's absurd.
Sidgaf - A 6-year-old who is 50lbs overweight is the exact equivalent of a tall man who is 400lbs. A child that age wouldn't SURVIVE being 300lbs overweight. So you're saying we should wait until the kid is dead to intervene?
I'm 5'4 and weigh about 115. In the States, I get a lot of comments that I need to "eat something." When I was in most of Europe, I was regarded as what I actually am - a perfectly normal weight, if a little on the lighter end. I've literally had people ask me if I have an eating disorder in the US. I'm not all that thin. It's absurd.
Sidgaf - A 6-year-old who is 50lbs overweight is the exact equivalent of a tall man who is 400lbs. A child that age wouldn't SURVIVE being 300lbs overweight. So you're saying we should wait until the kid is dead to intervene?
I erred slightly, then. Basically, I'd be stricter on this issue. I wouldn't mind regulations on food for adults, as well. I would bet people in the UK, on average, are slimmer than people in America. Granted, I appreciate "good" capitalism and freedom, but enough is enough.
50 lbs over...no,
300 lbs over...yes
I'm 5'4 and weigh about 115. In the States, I get a lot of comments that I need to "eat something." When I was in most of Europe, I was regarded as what I actually am - a perfectly normal weight, if a little on the lighter end. I've literally had people ask me if I have an eating disorder in the US. I'm not all that thin. It's absurd.
As a tax payer I get tired of seeing huge fat women with 4 kids in tow stocking up on junk food with food stamps. I think they should get rice, bean, potato and vegetable ration cards. If you want junk food GET A JOB!
I am not sure why you would get comments about that here as 5'4 and 115 is not what I would call thin and esp. not to the point of thinking you may have an eating disorder. Hell I am around 5'8 and even when I was around 107 I still did not think of myself thin. I have eating disorder issues though too.
I love my curves now and guess what? The average suze is 12 and up. While we have issues with obesity in this country? We also have issues on the other side w/girls starving themselves to be thin.
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