Hi folks,
I switched to channel 3 whilst munching my cereal this
morning & there was a debate on; Is childhood obesity is the
fault of the parents?
3 mums where interviewed who said that it isn’t their fault
that their child is obese, as they can’t control what they buy when away from
home. Another reason or possible excuse was that their child had some sort of
medical condition that causes fat levels to rise (very few conditions actually cause
this). It’s worth mentioning that all these parents where also highly obese,
which doesn’t really help their argument.
Then the channel had an ‘expert’ on the couch who said that it is the fault of the parents. She bluntly
said that kids need to eat less & exercise more as everything you eat has
to be burnt off by exercise!
Is it just me or is this giving off totally the wrong message
& being of no help to viewers? Surely it’s the parents duty to teach their child about the right amounts of calories & getting it from real food (un-processed)
that your body can use, whilst encouraging an active lifestyle. If we obsess over drastic
calorie cutting & over exercising then this is more likely to lead to dangerous
childhood eating disorders.
John Cammish, a fellow personal trainer is a fat-loss expert
& recently wrote a great article on this called The Calorie Conundrum.
Visit his site for more info
Let me know your thoughts folks,
James
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