Children's Health & Fitness ? Childhood Obesity: Who Is At Fault?

May 28th, 2012 by Len Saunders

From The Root?..

Tired of the ?Americans are over-weight? debate? Crunk Feminist Collective contributor Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts is, but not for the reasons you might think. Sparked by the HBO documentary Weight of the Nation, she would prefer that analysts of the country?s weight problems tackle the food industry responsible for knowingly peddling unhealthy food to children, instead of blaming parents.

I am ?waiting? for the nation to have a frank discussion about food production, labor, leisure, and human rights, but somehow the narrative is fixated on shaming parents into taking their children to the doctor and/or weight-loss programs to ?fix? their bodies. I was waiting for at least one explanation for why Tea, the eight-year old black girl, was bigger than her classmates and seemed to be developing early. I was waiting for a discussion about hormones in milk, eggs, and meat. I was waiting for some acknowledgement of genetically modified foods (food science). But no, the solutions were framed narrowly within single-issue policy-making for stronger regulations on marketing or food or for fitness programs. In the meantime, the solution is to visit obesity clinics and research centers, and don?t forget your health insurance card or your credit card because unless you have cold hard cash these ?card? industries stand to gain a lot in this weight crisis.

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