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Originally posted by kstar
One thing I don't like, is that they don't seem to give much credence to the genetics. For instance, some people in the family might have different metabolisms than the others.
When I was little, I ate anything I wanted, whenever I wanted. Granted, I actually loved veggies when I was a kid, but still I was always eating. My mom was overweight when I was a kid, and my dad technically isn't, but at 6'4" and broad-shouldered he looks big. I guess, because of those reasons, people always told my mom she needed to put me on a diet or I'd end up fat. I never did, I was medically underweight for most of my childhood, and ended up with my doctor putting me on a high calorie diet to GAIN weight at 9 years old. Around 15, I finally weighed an appropriate weight for my height.
I saw the episode with the 3 sons. The mom and the eldest two sons seemed to process food differently than the dad and the youngest. Yeah, the youngest didn't eat anything but sugar, but if his metabolism is higher than the others he needs more sugar than they do in addition to more protein and fiber.
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Yeah everyone might have different metabolisms but did you see the amounts of junk food that those kids were eating? It was disgusting -- one might have a faster metabolism but no matter if they are fat or skinny and eating like they use to is NOT healthy. They could have heart and health problems down the road if they continued to eat like that...I think it is important for parents to understand that what they do now can affect the kids later on especially with their eating habits. Easier to start them eating healthily now than later on...
Can't wait for next week...