Child weight surgery becoming more common

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Damn.

Usually "failure to thrive" is used to describe underweight children. Considering that childhood obesity is just as (if not more) harmful, it would seem that allowing your child to become 300lbs at the age of 5 should be considered child abuse in the same manner that not providing enough food is.

Those parents (that parent) need(s) to be able to tell that 5 year old "no," or that kid needs to go into protective services.

I seriously question a society that allows people like that to pop out babies.

The mother is also overweight. She showed her refrigerator and there was health food in there. Perhaps because she ditched the junk food for the interview and stocked up on health foods.

There's an actual illness that causes people to overeat so I don't know if child abuse accusations would hold.

They showed the little girl waddling around and trying to sit up--even gave slow motion effects. Her face was distorted due to her weight. Very sad but, I have admit, also grotesque looking. Sympathy and shock is the effect the media was probably going for.