02 Jul 2006
Experts debate labeling children obese

TheThe problem is that 20 years ago, when these kids' parents were kids, what is now considered "obese" was called "healthy", and what was called "emaciated" is now called "fit". Fashion, as they say, goes in one year and out the other.

All in all, these debates about what to say to whom and when remind me of the gentleman pictured at the left. Click the image for a fuller discussion along these lines...

AP - Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they're fat?

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