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b_b · 3731 days ago · link · · parent · post: Obesity Is Found to Gain Its Hold in Earliest Years - NY Times
Oh man, I have a cousin who is obese, and so is his wife. They have two daughters, 5 and 7. I can already see it in the 7 year old, and it makes me want to scream at them. Kids get habituated to this shit before they can even talk. The sensation of eating too much sugar is want more powerful than words. I don't think she stands a chance. For now, her sister is of normal weight, and I hope it stays that way. But, frankly, I fear the worst. It's sad to watch it happen from the ground up. Most fat people you meet have been fat far longer than you've known them. Watching an innocent child go from being a baby to a toddler to a pudgy little kid is kind of heartbreaking when you care about that person.