7 year old child - Over 18 stones
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I know there’s some weird stuff goes on in the USA but I found this truly shocking. Absolutely heartbreaking.
https://abcnews.com/amp/US/wireStory/michigan-pare...
https://abcnews.com/amp/US/wireStory/michigan-pare...
skyebear said:
Tyson Fury weighed 256 lb for the first fight against Deontay Wilder.
Those parents managed to add 150 lbs to their child between February 2024 and his death around 18 months later.
Swathes of the USA are a third world country.
The child was 4' 2" and a pound lighter. That's truly truly shocking. Those parents managed to add 150 lbs to their child between February 2024 and his death around 18 months later.
Swathes of the USA are a third world country.
fooman said:
In the USA one in seven under 5s are obese, a figure that steadily rises with age.
I know we have lots of ultra processed food on the shelf, but I believe the US food standard is suppose to be even worse than the UK!!!I guess this could be a major contributor to the obesity crisis facing the US?
A match made in heaven.
One of them held down a well paid job. First responders could hardly find the child due to hoarding of everything and piles of waste and filth covering every inch of flooring. The 4 family members slept in one bed, and the only toilet had long since stopped working and was full of faeces.
One of them held down a well paid job. First responders could hardly find the child due to hoarding of everything and piles of waste and filth covering every inch of flooring. The 4 family members slept in one bed, and the only toilet had long since stopped working and was full of faeces.
fooman said:
In the USA one in seven under 5s are obese, a figure that steadily rises with age.
1 in 7 is 14.3%.It's 10.5% here.
We are no shining examples.
However I suspect this sort of thing is part of nature's way to keep control of our species' numbers. Add on to which war, bone-headed politicians and their approaches etc etc. And if that doesn't do the longer term job, throttle us back with Covid, ebola and other s
te.Robertb said:
Its odd how outspoken people are when someone is walking a dog in hot weather, yet a fat child being taken for a burger and McFlurry at McDonalds passes without comment.
It's not their fault...the kid has ADHD/autism/OCD/they're not well off and has to eat that stuff.If only it were a school morning, then they wouldn't have to do this.
PS And yes, I am aware this kid was in the US. As noted earlier, where they go, we are following. 10.5% of under 5s here are obese.
I know this is a typically extreme American case but I've never seen so many fat children in the UK, it's quite depressing.
I seem to hear the same thing consistently from the parents of overweight children "they'll only eat chicken nuggets and chips. They wont eat anything else and don't like fruit or vegetables"
Really? I'm quite confident if you gave me a couple of days I'd have them eating better food.
Another one from my neighbour who is overweight and has an overweight 5 year old child - "She'll walk to school but refuses to walk home (it's all up hill on the way back) so I need to drive and pick her up"
Really? I'm pretty confident I could get her walking home.
Parents don't seem to want to actually parent anymore.
I seem to hear the same thing consistently from the parents of overweight children "they'll only eat chicken nuggets and chips. They wont eat anything else and don't like fruit or vegetables"
Really? I'm quite confident if you gave me a couple of days I'd have them eating better food.
Another one from my neighbour who is overweight and has an overweight 5 year old child - "She'll walk to school but refuses to walk home (it's all up hill on the way back) so I need to drive and pick her up"
Really? I'm pretty confident I could get her walking home.
Parents don't seem to want to actually parent anymore.
CMTMB said:
I know this is a typically extreme American case but I've never seen so many fat children in the UK, it's quite depressing.
I seem to hear the same thing consistently from the parents of overweight children "they'll only eat chicken nuggets and chips. They wont eat anything else and don't like fruit or vegetables"
Really? I'm quite confident if you gave me a couple of days I'd have them eating better food.
Another one from my neighbour who is overweight and has an overweight 5 year old child - "She'll walk to school but refuses to walk home (it's all up hill on the way back) so I need to drive and pick her up"
Really? I'm pretty confident I could get her walking home.
Parents don't seem to want to actually parent anymore.
I agree with all of that. I despair seeing my overweight but not obese10 year old Granddaughter. I seem to hear the same thing consistently from the parents of overweight children "they'll only eat chicken nuggets and chips. They wont eat anything else and don't like fruit or vegetables"
Really? I'm quite confident if you gave me a couple of days I'd have them eating better food.
Another one from my neighbour who is overweight and has an overweight 5 year old child - "She'll walk to school but refuses to walk home (it's all up hill on the way back) so I need to drive and pick her up"
Really? I'm pretty confident I could get her walking home.
Parents don't seem to want to actually parent anymore.
"Casper last saw his primary care provider in February 2024, according to the autopsy report, when he was diagnosed with a cough, congestion and metabolic disease. At that visit, he weighed 104 pounds (47 kilograms), and his mother was given information on a healthy diet and exercise, according to the report, which said he was referred to a pediatric endocrinologist but never saw one."
I assume 'primary care provider' is equivalent to a GP. I imagine in this country the GP might well have referred the child, who was clearly not being looked after well, to Social Services, if that had not been done before. Is there not such a system in the US?
I assume 'primary care provider' is equivalent to a GP. I imagine in this country the GP might well have referred the child, who was clearly not being looked after well, to Social Services, if that had not been done before. Is there not such a system in the US?
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