Re: Parents in Denial about Obese Kids

[Guest guest]

I have found denial everywhere. I was at a holiday party the evening of Dec 24th. The subject of health came up. When I mentioned that so much is now known about diet to prevent disease, I was met with a barrage of hostility (holiday season be damned). I mentioned the monkey study at NIH, Dr W’s book etc. They didn’t want to hear it. And these are educated, well read people.

One of my best friends actually started yelling at me that one’s “destiny” can’t be changed – meaning one’s genetics. People just don’t want to know. For those of us who want to maximize our health, it’s like talking to aliens from another world.

From: Rodney <perspect1111@...>

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Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:55:52 -0000

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Subject: [ ] Parents in Denial about Obese Kids

Hi folks:

.............. " For those with an obese child ages 12 to 17, the

survey found more awareness that weight was a problem. Fifty-six

percent said their child was " slightly overweight, " 31 percent

responded " very overweight, " 11 percent said " about the right weight "

and others said " slightly underweight. "

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318391,00.html

Rodney.

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

This is interesting. It supports my doctor's remark that as far as

she can see " no one " (except me, presumably) is prepared to change

anything about their lifestyle in the interests of protecting their

health.

And perhaps this provides a ready explanation for the fact we all

lament from time to time: the medical profession's apparent almost

total reliance on " pills and procedures " to fix everything.

People will take pills, and they are willing to undergo procedures

when the symptoms become dire enough, while almost always unwilling

to make modest changes in the ammount and types of foods they eat.

Rodney.

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> I have found denial everywhere. I was at a holiday party the

evening of Dec

> 24th. The subject of health came up. When I mentioned that so

much is now

> known about diet to prevent disease, I was met with a barrage of

hostility

> (holiday season be damned). I mentioned the monkey study at NIH,

Dr W¹s

> book etc. They didn¹t want to hear it. And these are educated,

well read

> people.

>

> One of my best friends actually started yelling at me that one¹s

³destiny²

> can¹t be changed ­ meaning one¹s genetics. People just don¹t want

to know.

> For those of us who want to maximize our health, it¹s like talking

to aliens

> from another world.

>

>

>

>

>

> From: Rodney <perspect1111@...>

> Reply-< >

> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:55:52 -0000

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> Subject: [ ] Parents in Denial about Obese Kids

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> Hi folks:

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> ............. " For those with an obese child ages 12 to 17, the

> survey found more awareness that weight was a problem. Fifty-six

> percent said their child was " slightly overweight, " 31 percent

> responded " very overweight, " 11 percent said " about the right

weight "

> and others said " slightly underweight. "

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> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318391,00.html

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> Rodney.

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[Guest guest]

I have spent the last 17 years teaching junior high. I have seen

over the last 17 years a definite increase in the average weight in

12-14 year olds. Not only are they getting heavier, they are getting

bigger,which doesn't make sense other than they are just bigger

versions of kids in the past.

Here in the progressive state of Idaho they have phased out physical

education classes so students can spend more time becoming prepared

for their state assessments. Which is all good and well until you

see 50% of the kids failing their mile runs...I know that Dr. Walford

stipulated that physical fitness can extend life within the normal

range of expectancy, but not beyond that. However, a lot of thiese

adolescents don't have much of a future, or enjoyment in life when

they get winded while executing a daily PE activity.

HZ

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> > I have found denial everywhere. I was at a holiday party the

> evening of Dec

> > 24th. The subject of health came up. When I mentioned that so

> much is now

> > known about diet to prevent disease, I was met with a barrage of

> hostility

> > (holiday season be damned). I mentioned the monkey study at NIH,

> Dr W¹s

> > book etc. They didn¹t want to hear it. And these are educated,

> well read

> > people.

> >

> > One of my best friends actually started yelling at me that one¹s

> ³destiny²

> > can¹t be changed ­ meaning one¹s genetics. People just don¹t want

> to know.

> > For those of us who want to maximize our health, it¹s like

talking

> to aliens

> > from another world.

> >

> >

> >

> >

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> > From: Rodney <perspect1111@>

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> > Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:55:52 -0000

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> > Subject: [ ] Parents in Denial about Obese Kids

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> > Hi folks:

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> > ............. " For those with an obese child ages 12 to 17, the

> > survey found more awareness that weight was a problem. Fifty-six

> > percent said their child was " slightly overweight, " 31 percent

> > responded " very overweight, " 11 percent said " about the right

> weight "

> > and others said " slightly underweight. "

> >

> > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,318391,00.html

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> > Rodney.

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