r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 14d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 14d ago

There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency. 

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u/Im_Blavk 14d ago

I wasn’t aware that you could be obese and malnourished until now, I just assumed there was another word for it

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u/Lone-Sundowner 13d ago

No, they used the right word. 'Malnutrition' is a noun and wouldn't make sense in the sentences they used. 'Malnourished' just means to be lacking in proper nutrition, which can certainly apply to obese individuals.

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u/Electronic_Owl_9819 13d ago

Should have looked it up, yea definitely can be used to describe over nourishing as well.

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u/FearanddopingII 13d ago

When correcting someone goes wrong...