In relation to the mentioned topic in the Pet Peeves thread about overweight children, I came across this article in the Washington Post online. I was shocked and amazed by the following piece of information:
"A study published in January in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that by age 6, children of overweight mothers are 15 times more likely to be obese themselves than are the children of normal-weight mothers."
That's a crazy-high number--15 times. I had to re-read it to make sure it didn't say 15% more likely or 1.5 times more likely, but no, it's 15 times. Made me think about my mother's weight (she quit smoking while pregnant with me and, therefore, gained quite a bit of weight) in relation to the fact that I have been overweight/obese since childhood. Here's a link to the whole article if anyone cares to read it:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...05Feb21_3.html
Sorry to be a downer, but it was a rude awakening to read this at 7 this morning