Study predicts 75 percent overweight in U.S. by 2015

[bicker]

Really terribly horribly scary...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070718/hl_nm/obesity_usa_dc_1

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Yes this is disturbing for sure.

 

[cobbler]

I know 2015 sounds like a long ways away but it really is only 7 years away!! Wow!

I am glad I promote activity to my kids and I exercise.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

It is scary and I hope to improve my habits before/if I have kids because issues with food are tough to live with.

I just wonder if they should adjust these scales. Overweight can be 5' 6" and 147 lbs., which I don't think is necessarily overweight, depending on muscle percentage and frame size.

Also, I am glad that there is an increased push for the importance of help, I just think that some of the same principles we are using in changing education can help with weight loss education - namely, cutting back on labeling/stigmas and providing more support. We wouldn't tell a student with a reading disability just to work harder and we shouldn't do that to kids who are overweight either.

Just my thoughts.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070712/ap_on_he_me/diet_fat_children

I tell students that calling anyone a name is unacceptable and I refer to "fat" as the "other f-word" and tell them that I will write them up for using that word to hurt another child.

 

[westcliffemom]

Incredible stats!