tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post5081495280494865643..comments2024-01-25T17:58:34.297-05:00Comments on Scott's Web Log: The 'Joy' of MisinformationScott Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-35147364318626801352009-04-09T10:14:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:14:00.000-04:00Jenny,As always, I appreciate your thoughtful comm...Jenny,<BR/><BR/>As always, I appreciate your thoughtful comments. First, I hope I did not imply that your posting was misinformation; that wasn't my point at all. As I noted, I am inclined to agree with your sentiments on childhood obesity. In fact, your posting made me think more closely about about these issues as well as all of the common thoughts about what is behind the larger issue of obesity.<BR/><BR/>There are a variety of factors behind the nation's obesity problem (which is not limited to children), but that the popular press seem to imply causal relationships where there are merely correlations.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate your clarifications and hope that I did not misrepresent my thoughts in any way.Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-52085444415255798252009-04-09T10:03:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:03:00.000-04:00Scott,I am sure portion size is a huge issue for a...Scott,<BR/><BR/>I am sure portion size is a huge issue for adults and teens. But the point I brought up in my blog post is that healthy toddlers are not yet subjected to these cultural influences and if they have healthy regulatory systems they are very difficult to overfeed.<BR/><BR/>I had one child who was an underweight toddler and learned first hand how difficult it can be to make a 2 or 3 year old eat if they don't want to. <BR/><BR/>It is only when children reach school age that the cultural factors start to kick in. Which is why obese four year olds are such a concern. To be obese at age four a child must have been overeating a one, two, and three. And all the research from the 50s-70s suggests this won't happen in a normal child.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com