Today on the "Diet DUH" report:
"Doctor's efforts to fight childhood obesity not working."
YA THINK?
Duh-huh, people. No shit, Sherlock.
"FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are recommending that officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia rethink their efforts to combat obesity in children because the current strategies -- emphasizing healthy diets and exercise -- aren't working.
In a study released online Sept. 4 in BMJ, Australian researchers followed more than 250 overweight and mildly obese Australian children who visited their general practitioners between 2005 and 2006. A total of 139 were given counseling over three months about changing their eating habits and increasing exercise; the other 119 did not get such counseling.
Parents said the kids who received counseling drank fewer soft drinks, but they didn't eat more fruit or vegetables or less fat, and they didn't lose significant amounts of weight.
The researchers reported that brief, physician-led intervention produced no long-term improvement in body mass index, physical activity or nutrition habits.
The counseling isn't harmful, the study authors noted, but it doesn't seem to work and is expensive.
"Resources may be better divided between primary prevention at the community and population levels, and enhancement of clinical treatment options for children with established obesity," the researchers concluded."
Number one, O great medical / dietary community, and for the thousandth time, DIETARY FAT ISNT THE PROBLEM. So thank goodness they didn't eat less fat.
Number two, (and here's the 'duh' bit) YOU'RE TALKING TO THE WRONG PEOPLE, PEOPLE!
(Sorry to shout, but this is just so stupid.)
Let me go ahead and say this, for the record. It's the cure for childhood obesity. Srsly. What a revelation and I'm sharing it with you, the medical community! I'll even type ... really ... slowly ... so ... you .... can ... get ...it.
Ready?
Blue's Cure For The Childhood Obesity Epidemic:
>> PARENTING <<
Yup. That's it. That's all.
Don't speak to the kids. What kid listens to anything a random grown up has to say anyway? Don't expect the community to do something miraculous and cure obesity. Certainly don't look to the government!
No. Obesity begins at home.
Starting with what Mommy stuffs in her face whilst pregnant (Krispy Kreme anyone?), to what she offers baby the day he's born (breast milk which is naturally packed with nutrients and fats [milkfat] and very low in sugars [lactose]? Or formula which is loaded with soy, grains, and sugar [corn syrup]?
Parents decide whether they will feed their babies vegetables first or just start with the sweet fruits ("because she loves them and eats so well when we feed her peaches 3 times a day!" They decide whether to only put milk or water in the bottle or just say "Forget it! He's crying and the juice always settles him down!"
Parents decide whether to make turkey and cheese sandwiches on whole wheat with carrot sticks or whether to just toss a Lunchable and a sports drink in their kid's book bag, or worse, just let them eat the swill that the school serves (heyhigh fructose corn syrup sauce katsup is a vegetable, right?)
Wake up, world. Snap out of it, medical community. Open your eyes, dieticians.
Parenting can END childhood obesity.
We just have to tell parents the truth. Let them know what sort of crap they're feeding their kids. Educate the public on the dangers of soy and seed oils and HFCS. Help them fight the food industry and the government nutrition standards and demand good food in the stores.
What do you think? Is that all it takes? Just parents stepping up? What are your suggestions for ending / fighting childhood obesity? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
YA THINK?
Duh-huh, people. No shit, Sherlock.
"FRIDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are recommending that officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia rethink their efforts to combat obesity in children because the current strategies -- emphasizing healthy diets and exercise -- aren't working.
In a study released online Sept. 4 in BMJ, Australian researchers followed more than 250 overweight and mildly obese Australian children who visited their general practitioners between 2005 and 2006. A total of 139 were given counseling over three months about changing their eating habits and increasing exercise; the other 119 did not get such counseling.
Parents said the kids who received counseling drank fewer soft drinks, but they didn't eat more fruit or vegetables or less fat, and they didn't lose significant amounts of weight.
The researchers reported that brief, physician-led intervention produced no long-term improvement in body mass index, physical activity or nutrition habits.
The counseling isn't harmful, the study authors noted, but it doesn't seem to work and is expensive.
"Resources may be better divided between primary prevention at the community and population levels, and enhancement of clinical treatment options for children with established obesity," the researchers concluded."
Number one, O great medical / dietary community, and for the thousandth time, DIETARY FAT ISNT THE PROBLEM. So thank goodness they didn't eat less fat.
Number two, (and here's the 'duh' bit) YOU'RE TALKING TO THE WRONG PEOPLE, PEOPLE!
(Sorry to shout, but this is just so stupid.)
Let me go ahead and say this, for the record. It's the cure for childhood obesity. Srsly. What a revelation and I'm sharing it with you, the medical community! I'll even type ... really ... slowly ... so ... you .... can ... get ...it.
Ready?
Blue's Cure For The Childhood Obesity Epidemic:
>> PARENTING <<
Yup. That's it. That's all.
Don't speak to the kids. What kid listens to anything a random grown up has to say anyway? Don't expect the community to do something miraculous and cure obesity. Certainly don't look to the government!
No. Obesity begins at home.
Starting with what Mommy stuffs in her face whilst pregnant (Krispy Kreme anyone?), to what she offers baby the day he's born (breast milk which is naturally packed with nutrients and fats [milkfat] and very low in sugars [lactose]? Or formula which is loaded with soy, grains, and sugar [corn syrup]?
Parents decide whether they will feed their babies vegetables first or just start with the sweet fruits ("because she loves them and eats so well when we feed her peaches 3 times a day!" They decide whether to only put milk or water in the bottle or just say "Forget it! He's crying and the juice always settles him down!"
Parents decide whether to make turkey and cheese sandwiches on whole wheat with carrot sticks or whether to just toss a Lunchable and a sports drink in their kid's book bag, or worse, just let them eat the swill that the school serves (hey
Wake up, world. Snap out of it, medical community. Open your eyes, dieticians.
Parenting can END childhood obesity.
We just have to tell parents the truth. Let them know what sort of crap they're feeding their kids. Educate the public on the dangers of soy and seed oils and HFCS. Help them fight the food industry and the government nutrition standards and demand good food in the stores.
What do you think? Is that all it takes? Just parents stepping up? What are your suggestions for ending / fighting childhood obesity? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
