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Puppy Fat is Evil?

Submitted by dem_z

Edited by Sean

Has all the talk of child obesity gone too far? A study by an Australian university shows that 47% of six to eight year olds want to go on a diet.

Dr Michael Kohn from the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney says he is seeing younger and younger patients with eating disorders and it's boys and girls in the pre-teen group saying they want to be thin, and are doing activities to control and lose weight. But he says parents need not be too alarmed by this report, "Although it clearly identifies suspicions, certainly over the last 50 years, of an increasing number of young people at younger ages presenting with eating disorders, I think it's a shot over the bows".

Kohn[sic] admits the sample size is small, but she says the study is an important first step in preventing disorders down the track and does suggest that young children are potentially facing body dissatisfaction, intervention programs in school could help prevent many eating disorders and self-esteem issues later on.


I always thought Australians were super healthy, and that they all go for 5 km jogs and swim a couple of hundred lengths before they go off to punch sharks. A generation of fucked up Australian children could be a good thing; the UK might get to win some sporting events.

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filmME

filmME

Vancouver, BC
May 2003

MAR 13, 2005 10:21 AM



I always thought Australians were super healthy, and that they all go for 5 km jogs and swim a couple of hundred lengths before they go off to punch sharks.



BWAAAHAHAHAHA!

Ummm... its time to educate children on the dofference between going on a diet and eating properly.

A diet lasts for a week or a month or whatever... good nutrition and common sense lasts the rest of their lives.

allergic

allergic

Saint Petersburg, FL
October 2004

MAR 13, 2005 10:43 AM

in the words of the immortal Silverchair, "fat boy, wait til tommorow."

MisterGraves

MisterGraves

Portland, OR
November 2003

MAR 13, 2005 10:47 AM

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[Edited on Mar 13, 2005 by xer0yne]

[Edited on Mar 13, 2005 by xer0yne]

KorbenDallas

KorbenDallas

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January 2005

MAR 13, 2005 11:34 AM

LOL at FAT KIDS!!!

The_Incubator

The_Incubator

I'm lost
October 2004

MAR 13, 2005 11:58 AM

What's puppy fat? Is it a British English term?

I was expecting an article on either obese dogs or the nutritional horrors of frying in puppy fat.

Nick

dem_z

dem_z

United Kingdom
June 2004

MAR 13, 2005 12:01 PM

The_Incubator said:
What's puppy fat? Is it a British English term?


I didn't think it was, but it might be. Puppy Fat is the cute chubbiness that some kids have that they grow oout of. Perfectly normal body size, nothing wrong with it at all. Children need the extra energy because they run around a lot, and they're growing, upposedly.

RebeccaD

RebeccaD

Corn, OK
May 2004

MAR 13, 2005 12:04 PM

The girl I work with has a 7year old that wants to go on a diet. She's not fat by any stretch of the imagination, and I think it's sad that weight is a concern of a girl that age. When I was 7, all I cared about were comic books and barbies.

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

MAR 13, 2005 12:07 PM

Popcorn said:
The girl I work with has a 7year old that wants to go on a diet. She's not fat by any stretch of the imagination, and I think it's sad that weight is a concern of a girl that age. When I was 7, all I cared about were comic books and barbies.


All I cared about was cookies. Go figure. blackeyed

trixel

trixel

Burbank, CA
February 2004

MAR 13, 2005 12:31 PM

as a former anorexic, I find this very sad. more and more, it seems Childhood is dead.

wsj

wsj

I'm lost
September 2002

MAR 13, 2005 01:12 PM

demetrius_z said:

The_Incubator said:
What's puppy fat? Is it a British English term?


I didn't think it was, but it might be. Puppy Fat is the cute chubbiness that some kids have that they grow oout of. Perfectly normal body size, nothing wrong with it at all. Children need the extra energy because they run around a lot, and they're growing, upposedly.



Stateside it is normally called "Baby Fat".

MrStitches

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY
November 2003

MAR 13, 2005 01:13 PM

demetrius_z said:

The_Incubator said:
What's puppy fat? Is it a British English term?


I didn't think it was, but it might be. Puppy Fat is the cute chubbiness that some kids have that they grow oout of. Perfectly normal body size, nothing wrong with it at all. Children need the extra energy because they run around a lot, and they're growing, upposedly.



Over here we call that baby fat I think.

datsun

datsun

Richmond, CA
October 2004

MAR 13, 2005 01:19 PM

I developed anorexia at age 10, so it doesn't really surprise me. It makes me sad, though. frown




edit: in case you wonder, it took me 12 years to start developing a healthy body image.

[Edited on Mar 13, 2005 by datsun]

dem_z

dem_z

United Kingdom
June 2004

MAR 13, 2005 01:48 PM

I think this is heart wrenchingly sad. frown frown

I hear so many women who aren't happy with their bodies and they don't realise that IT JUST ISN'T IMPORTANT. Whatever shape you are there's going to be someone who thinks you're fucking awesome. (But yes, I realise that this stuff is a lot more complicated than that and that Anorexia especially has some control stuff going on.)

I just wish children could be allowed to enjoy childhood and have fun.

The_Incubator

The_Incubator

I'm lost
October 2004

MAR 13, 2005 02:48 PM

Sugita said:

demetrius_z said:

The_Incubator said:
What's puppy fat? Is it a British English term?


I didn't think it was, but it might be. Puppy Fat is the cute chubbiness that some kids have that they grow oout of. Perfectly normal body size, nothing wrong with it at all. Children need the extra energy because they run around a lot, and they're growing, upposedly.



Stateside it is normally called "Baby Fat".



Yeah, must be the same thing. I could kind of guess the meaning from the headline/article combo, but I've actually never heard that term before.

Nick

Shal

Shal

Los Angeles, CA
October 2002

MAR 13, 2005 02:50 PM

So a few years ago I found the journal I kept in grade school. From the year I was in 5th grade: "I got on mom's scale today and I weigh 74 pounds. I should only weigh 70 pounds to be perfect. I am going on a diet." frown

Yeah, kids are overly concerned with these things. I don't think it's necessarily a new thing though.

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