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this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2024
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Ain't nothing gonna reduce child obesity if it can't also reduce adult obesity... Most of what a kid eats is what their parents eat
Edit: Jesus guys, correlation != causation. They're getting more food. More food = bigger tum tum. Not all good things need to also be hailed as a cure for obesity.
Did you read the article? What if most of what a kid is eating isn't what their parents are eating?
So these kids are eating two meals a day that aren't directly provided by their parent. Sounds like most of their meals aren't what their parents are eating.
Also, if they are in extreme hardship, they may not even get to eat dinner with their parents.
We're still talking about obesity, right?
Nah, talking about what kids eat compared to what their parents eat.
Ok. Cause I was talking about obesity in case you forgot
But your argument is that they are obese because they eat what their parents eat, right? So if 2/3rds of their meals aren’t from those unhealthy parents, wouldn’t the kids be healthier?
It would, assuming they still get 3 meals either way
So this is a good thing then?
Yes