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This is the US, poor kids are not hungry or malnourished, most of them are obese.
The only malnourished kids here are those from very bad families with parents with addictions, etc. that suffer from complete neglect, and they should just be taken away by child's services. These are very few.
Yea, obesity is a larger issue though I'll add that you can be malnourished and obese at the same time. A lot of caloric intake with little energy expenditure doesn't mean that you're getting sufficient other things in your diet--it just means you're getting too much of certain things.
Yea, obesity is a larger issue though I'll add that you can be malnourished and obese at the same time. A lot of caloric intake with little energy expenditure doesn't mean that you're getting sufficient other things in your diet--it just means you're getting too much of certain things.
Right, so the solution is perhaps better food education for parents or increase availability of healthier options, not simply more money to buy even more food for already obese kids.
My parents live right by a public elementary school, I've yet to see a single starving kid. A lot of these kids are overweight to obese already, in elementary. Its a lot worse now than when I was growing up.
Right, so the solution is perhaps better food education for parents or increase availability of healthier options, not simply more money to buy even more food for already obese kids.
My parents live right by a public elementary school, I've yet to see a single starving kid. A lot of these kids are overweight to obese already, in elementary. Its a lot worse now than when I was growing up.
Yea, I agree. I also think if you can't get the parents to do it, then at least a step in the right direction is for school lunches to be affordable, tasty and nutritionally complete.
Can I adopt a cat and give it a social security number?
You can adopt, but the child, (I mean cat) doesn't need a social security number or any form of valid ID to receive the $375. All that is needed is enrollment in a NYC public school, but then again, even that is not required.
Can I adopt a cat and give it a social security number?
Hahahaha...........funny.
Not so funny.......Some ding dong I actually knew tried claiming pets
on tax forms ( law only applies to humans ) many yeas ago until the IRS
caught up with him.
Yea, obesity is a larger issue though I'll add that you can be malnourished and obese at the same time. A lot of caloric intake with little energy expenditure doesn't mean that you're getting sufficient other things in your diet--it just means you're getting too much of certain things.
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Originally Posted by Gantz
Right, so the solution is perhaps better food education for parents or increase availability of healthier options, not simply more money to buy even more food for already obese kids.
My parents live right by a public elementary school, I've yet to see a single starving kid. A lot of these kids are overweight to obese already, in elementary. Its a lot worse now than when I was growing up.
You both realize that you can be obese without overeating, right? It's not only how much you eat. It's also about what you eat, drink, and your body metabolism. If malnourishment wasn't the larger issue, there wouldn't be free food program in schools.
You both realize that you can be obese without overeating, right? It's not only how much you eat. It's also about what you eat, drink, and your body metabolism. If malnourishment wasn't the larger issue, there wouldn't be free food program in schools.
Most people who are obese, consume lots of junk food, which in turn results in overeating. Though it is true that people have different metabolic rates, it is also true that if an obese person (who didn't have an underlining condition, like hypothyroidism, etc.), simply walked for at least 30 minutes a day and eliminated junk/fast food, and ate vegetables, fruits and lean proteins, they would have no issues losing weight.
When you eat junk/fast food, which is largely made of refined carbs, it causes a sharp rise in the hormone, insulin (which regulates blood sugar).Since fast food has refined carbs, the body quickly breaks it down into glucose form, to be used by the cells for energy. These glucose molecules are then picked by insulin which then transports the glucose into the cell for energy. Once the glucose is cleared up from the bloodstream by insulin, the body senses a lack of fuel and asks you to replenish energy by eating more food. This is the major reason why those who consume fast food do not feel satisfied shortly after eating it.
The body needs a good balance of protein, fiber, and complex carbs in the diet to keep one's appetite in check.
Inedible lunches. Kids skipping them, 75% throwing them out.
Thousands of my own dollars spent in feeding snacks (some healthy, some less-so).
Children who literally will ask to 'waterfall' what you are drinking or the last bite of whatever you are consuming.
Fights in the school over bringing things like Pizza in- teachers who are able to afford treats vs. those who are not being treated differently.
Nearly every kid buying a Bacon Egg and Cheese in the morning on their way into school- showing up 35 minutes late and getting violent if they are asked to not eat in class.
Things along that manner.
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