On 14/07/2011 2:58 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> What do you think about this? Yesterday ABC news was talking about a
> Harvard professor who suggests the gov't should take kids away from
> their parents if the chunky little darlings are over weight. Sounds like
> a plan to me but what is the state going to do with them when they take
> them?


I agree that the parents are doing their children a big disservice when
they allow them to become fat. I know of a few cases where kids who were
quite chunky ended up slimming down in childhood. Then there is the Big
Niece was a big kid with a big appetite who changed from stocky to plump
to obese in her late teens, and who just keeps getting bigger.

I don`t see taking the kids away from their parents benefiting anyone,
and especially not the kids. Maybe the schools should get back to
mandatory phys ed classes and failing those who can`t pass. And not just
fail phys ed,... fail the year. Use some leverage to make them more
active and eat less. We have enough `normal`people who put on too much
weight as adults. For the life of me, I don`t understand how people can
allow themselves to become 100 pounds or more overweight. When you are
getting to the point where who are as big around as you are high, you
really should be doing something about it.