Post response: child obesity

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Catherine wrote probably the most interesting post I read. She raised an important issue of parents making their children fat. I totally agree that it is a form of abuse. Young children do not choose what they eat, parents do it for them. If they give them unhealthy food, which causes much weight gain, than they are harming them. It is commonly known that obesity causes a lot of health problems. I agree with Catherine that parents should do everything to keep their children healthy. In addition to very good observations made by Catherine I would like to say that if someone chooses to lead unhealthy life when he is grown up then so be it. Everybody has a right to decide about his own body but making children fat when they are not responsible for themselves is depriving this right from them.

Here are some good articles about the child obesity:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11694799/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17465229/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17366915/

http://pediatric.health.ivillage.com/pediatrichealthbasics/childhoodobesity2.cfm