Tally-wa on Nostr: Obesity is starting even in the womb. Babies are getting bigger and bigger (in ...
Obesity is starting even in the womb. Babies are getting bigger and bigger (in America, formula has corn syrup in it). I've seen arguments with mom's with GIANT babies who say "he came out at 18 pounds so it makes sense he's 22 pounds at 4 months!" Except babies are getting bigger in the womb too because of mom's diet, leading to more and more C-sections.
Plus you have a giant competition when you have a baby on who's is biggest. I recently saw a mom post "my 3 month old baby is 20 pounds, the doctor said they don't see that until a year usually!" Like it's something to be proud of. Comparing growth charts too. This leads to a lot of parents forcing their baby's to eat more than they want, or even more unhealthy things, to keep up with the competition. Not to mention, like you said, the abysmal crap that's in foods. Then there's a fact of healthy eating being pushed too hard on babies. Like, you shouldn't give your baby any seasonings. Then they don't eat because mashed broccoli tastes like mush, then the parent gets worried and starts feeding them Mac and cheese every night just to get them to eat.
I mean there's so many factors leading to these issues, it's insane. And when I have seen mom's try to talk about it, they get shot down for "shaming" fat children. Even though it's a serious thing that leads to a variety of health problems.
Plus you have a giant competition when you have a baby on who's is biggest. I recently saw a mom post "my 3 month old baby is 20 pounds, the doctor said they don't see that until a year usually!" Like it's something to be proud of. Comparing growth charts too. This leads to a lot of parents forcing their baby's to eat more than they want, or even more unhealthy things, to keep up with the competition. Not to mention, like you said, the abysmal crap that's in foods. Then there's a fact of healthy eating being pushed too hard on babies. Like, you shouldn't give your baby any seasonings. Then they don't eat because mashed broccoli tastes like mush, then the parent gets worried and starts feeding them Mac and cheese every night just to get them to eat.
I mean there's so many factors leading to these issues, it's insane. And when I have seen mom's try to talk about it, they get shot down for "shaming" fat children. Even though it's a serious thing that leads to a variety of health problems.