Are they just trying to please their children with all kinds of sweets and fats. And they don't care about the health consequences?
Or are they simply ignorant about health and good nutrition?
Here is what one scientific article says about obesity among american children:
"Our current Western food environment has become highly 'insulinogenic,'" Lustig says, "as demonstrated by its increased energy density, high-fat content, high glycemic index, increased fructose composition, decreased fiber, and decreased dairy content."
"In particular, fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin," he adds....
"The concept of personal responsibility is not tenable in children. No child chooses to be obese," he says. "Furthermore, young children are not responsible for food choices at home or at school, and it can hardly be said that preschool children, in whom obesity is rampant, are in a position to accept personal responsibility."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060811192215.htm
2006-08-12
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