Super Size Me

With the growing number of grossly overweight people in this country and the CDC claiming that the obesity of our youth is a national crisis, we aim to thin those ever-expanding waist lines. Schools are removing vending machines and junk food. Some schools are making PE mandatory for children everyday(I thought that was how it was when I was a kid, but whatever). People are focusing on the dietary needs and healthiness of foods. McDonalds, Wendy's and other fast food places are now offering salads. But though these efforts and changes are important and in some ways necessary, will it really make much of a difference. We still have a society of people who are becoming less and less active. I like the idea of forcing children to take the PE class, but honestly how much will standing around in a class that's called PE make a difference. If you are 12 years old and you weigh 180 pounds. It's not like you are going to be doing a lot of running. The schools and restaraunts chaning their menus will only go so far. But again, it comes back to the irresponisble parents placing blame everywhere else. Perhaps if parents were around and encouraged their children to play a sport or do something active around the house. Or if instead of giving them junk and crap all the time, it might be better to keep the snack food out or at least make the snack food healthy. Why not take some parenting classes or something, learn to say no. Decide that perhaps the 64 oz slurpie is not exactly the best thing for your child. Otherwise, just give them a 1 lb bag of sugar and say enjoy. It's about the same thing.
I can understand how, once you get into the work world as an adult, you may begin to lose that trim figure you once had. or shit, even when you get into college, those high school sports are no more and your best friend is beer. i can understand a few pounds coming on. But how in the world can a 12 year old get to be close to 200 pounds. It can't all be glandular issues. At some point, the parents can't just say, oh, my child is just a little big. or it's baby fat. or whatever excuses they want to make for themselves and their negligent parenting. It is your responsibility to take care of your children, and part of that is not letting themselves eat themselves to death.
Come on people, think about it. Be aware, be intelligent, be fucking parents.