A study was done in Britain to see if being obese as a child had a life time affect. The study showed that being obese as a child does not mean a life of obesity. Also being obese as a child was not linked to obesity in an adult. Only children who were obese at age thirteen had an increased risk of obesity as adults. Being thin as a child has no help in obesity as an adult. Obese children are having abnormal blood pressure and cholesterol values.

This research did not impress an Australian public health researcher who said that current social conditions make it hard for obese kids to ever get the weight off. (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s431263.htm)

Dr. Clare Colins said the problem was exacerbated by the fact that more than 30 percent of parents with overweight children did not realize that their child was overweight and were failing to act on the problem. Research has shown that obese adolescent girls were more likely to have lower education levels, lower incomes and be livi

Strauss found no significant differences between obese and non-obese children in self-esteem at ages 9 to 10. By ages 13 to 14 the self esteem of obese children tended to have decreased from previous levels more often than in non-obese children. These decreases were particularly notable in white and Hispanic girls, in whom 69 percent of obese girls showed decreased self esteem, compared to 43 percent of non-obese girls. In addition, obese boys in all ethnic groups showed more decline in self esteem than non-obese boys.

He states, My goal is not just the physical side of the overweight problem. I need to help the child to feel better about him or herself in order to help the child lose weight. Positive reinforcement, administered properly, is a must with the program. I am not a dietician. I think if people just eat responsibly and stay away from snacks and sweets thay should do fine as far as nutrition goes. My expertise lies in exercise and movement education and this is what needs to be concentrated and combined with positive reinforcement to help the child improve self confidence, lose weight, and change the life style which may have been the cause of the obesity or overweight problem. (http://tutor .hypernet.net)

Unfortunately, negative attitudes toward obese children begin at a young age and may be difficult to change. (http://www.cyc-net.org/newsdesk-ooo117g.html)

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