Get Rid of Obesity Once and For All?
March 14, 2008 by Liz Harper · 7 Comments
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Obesity in children is seriously getting out of control.
But where does it start? It has been suggested by some health commentators that it goes back to when you first start introducing solids to your kids diet….at an infant level. If this is true, does that mean we as parents decide (Through our own eating habits and actions) if our children will be obese or healthy? Personally, I believe that to a large degree we do.
Why are our children obese?
Parents talk about children who are fussy eaters (and I am not including any children who have food allergies or intolerances here as that is a whole different kettle of fish)….Now I’ve heard it can take anywhere between 8 and 15 attempts to get a child to eat a new food. So it makes me wonder how many parents of “Fussy Eaters” have simply given up after 2 or 3 attempts?
Having said that, We all know how difficult it can be to have to expend extra energy fighting with your children over food at the end of a 50 hour working week….but at the end of the day if you don’t do it…you run the risk of producing an unhealthy or obese child. Read more
