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My dilemma on obesity
Our kids are getting fatter. Apparently Australians are the fattest people after Americans, or something like that I can't remember. Recently someone wanted to introduce a ban on advertising junk food during children's programs, and the federal health minister said no.
Here's a link to the article. Apparently it was the Greens suggestion, that's good the head of the South Australian Greens is coming to give a lecture to my class at uni, I shall ask him about it.
Here's my dilemma:
I think that advertisers take advantage of the fact that kids are pretty susceptible to advertising which is kind of evil. I also think that someone has to do something and parents aren't. On the other hand our society is more and more loosing the idea of personal responsibility. Its not actually the advertisers fault people are fat, its the people eating the food or more importantly letting their kids eat the food. If you don't want your kids eating junk food maybe you shouldn't buy it for them and if the kids get mad that's their own problem, you're their parent.
I also have a problem with finding myself on the same side of a debate as Tony Abbott, who (and I'm trying to be fair and balanced here), is a complete fuckhead.
Here's a link to the article. Apparently it was the Greens suggestion, that's good the head of the South Australian Greens is coming to give a lecture to my class at uni, I shall ask him about it.
Here's my dilemma:
I think that advertisers take advantage of the fact that kids are pretty susceptible to advertising which is kind of evil. I also think that someone has to do something and parents aren't. On the other hand our society is more and more loosing the idea of personal responsibility. Its not actually the advertisers fault people are fat, its the people eating the food or more importantly letting their kids eat the food. If you don't want your kids eating junk food maybe you shouldn't buy it for them and if the kids get mad that's their own problem, you're their parent.
I also have a problem with finding myself on the same side of a debate as Tony Abbott, who (and I'm trying to be fair and balanced here), is a complete fuckhead.
Comments
The problem with this country is the lack of good parenting.
The problem as I see it is:
1. That many schools getting rid of recess,
2. The lack of healthy foods in the cafeterias,
3. The loss of good sleep (having kids wake up early in the morning, and then having them up late at night doing homework),
4. Bullying, causing depression, causing kids to eat "comfort food"!
Luckily, I'm home-schooled, so I don't have to deal with this.
However, EVERY kid I know that goes to school is very overweight, while most home-schooled kids I know are healthy.
But back to the bullying. It sounds like you mean that everyone is bullied, which is far from the case. And the thing is that bullying is a part of life. You'll likely get "bullied" at some point in your life for a reason, or for no reason at all.
I mean what the hell happened to this country?! When did everyone start coddling their kids? Like this whole thing against dodgeball. It's this coddling parenting that's the problem. Their kids can't doing anything somewhat violent, thats fun and actually promotes exercise.
While all of these are factors, parents hold the power. I have actually seen a mother in a MacDonalds feeding her toddler french fries and Coke from a sippy-cup. Take into account that something like 70% (I think that was the stat, I forget exactly) of obesce children grow up to be obesce adults, and you can see the problem. Additionally, adults who are obesce have children who take on the same eating habits, and thus begins a very difficult circle to break from.
Not in my house! My 7 yr old daughter does not drink ANY soda except Ginger Ale when she has an upset stomach/the pukes... She does eat a lot of mac and chesse and pizza (organic and home made only)...
Her only "comfort food" is the four white oreos she gets to eat per day.
Otherwise she drinks a lot of water.
Then again my wife is a vegetarian and I'm a forced vegetarian (acquired an extreme allergy to beef in the last few years) so we don't buy a lot of junk food. The "junk" food we do buy is healthy ala nuts, organic chips, etc...
I do see the uninvolved parents all the time. My wife co-leads a brownie troop and it's amazing how many parents show up late to get their kids and view the troop as just an extended form of babysitting...
Also, is there really such a thing as a beef allergy? I am skeptical.
Also, is there really such a thing as a beef allergy? I am skeptical. And if there is a beef allergy, I am skeptical that you actually have one.
EDIT: sorry didnt realize that the actual paper is password protected, but the abstract should be enough proof. meh.
Have you ever gone from "Skippy" Peanut Butter to a natural/organic brand? There is no going back.
When buying "organic" foods (aren't all foods organic: Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter)?
come on, even oil and gasoline are "organic" in that they come from 'once living matter'!
When we buy organic foods we are specifically looking for foods without certain dyes and food stabalizer type ingredients. If that piece of food can sit on the shelf for months at a time and still be good... I probably do not want to eat it!
I first noticed it a few years back after eating a large steak I bought at the food store. I first thought I just got a bad piece of beef... Later, after some allergy testing, I learned the truth.
Having a beef allaergy sucks! There are so many things I can not eat now... I also have a milk allergy (lactose intolerence) yet I have no problem with cheese???
Also, is there really such a thing as a beef allergy? I am skeptical. And if there is a beef allergy, I am skeptical that you actually have one.</blockquote>
Since you are the one who keeps digging holes to argue from I'll take your words with a pound of salt.
Otherwise, put your money where your mouth is. Come on by the house with a steak, a box of Benedryl and some betting money. When I break out in the "itchy-scratchy" full body welts you can hand be the pills and the cash.
Sugar Frosted Flakes
Sugar Smacks?
Remember Super Sugar Bear???
A beef "Allergy" is probably really the lack of the nessary bacteria to digest red meat which alot of vegatarians develop.