"We see them everywhere, in the mall, on talk TV shows, and in school. They are the two hundred pound eight year old, the hundred pound babies, the grossly obese teen. Some children are overweight from birth. The TV news showed a picture of a 17 pound newborn just the other day. Overweight children seem to be the norm these days.
We attribute this to overfeeding by parents and caregivers, lack of exercise, hereditary factors, and in rare cases, glandular problems and diseases.
A neurological disease called Prader-Willi Syndrome causes a child to be constantly hungry. These children will steal food, beg from the neighbors, eat off other people's plates, and even eat bizarre items such as a bottle of ketchup, flour, dirt, or plants from the yard. A crinkle in the 15th chromosome causes it. Doubtless, other genetic causes exist that cause gross overweight.
Causes of genuine overfeeding include the fact that parents work and have no time to cook. They take the child out for fast food several days a week. They feel guilty that they cannot spend more time with the child and make up for it with treats, ice cream, candy, cake and other goodies. "
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