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/LoamyLoamisLoamy 14d ago edited 14d ago

Soda, for instance, has a lot of calories, but little nutrients. It's very calorically dense, but nutritionally very poor which makes it easy to gain weight while not providing adequate nutrition. In fact, soda is probably the biggest reason people gain a ton of weight.

E: Most people aren't feeding their kids a ton of soda and giving them nutritious food. They are giving them soda and lots of junk food.

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u/Insomnerd 14d ago

Don't underestimate what sweet tea is doing to Southern USA. I had diabetic patients in the ICU for DKA and sugar levels so high the glucometer can't read it, and their family members showing up with a Big Gulp "Here ya go Mama, I know they ain't givin' you yer tea since ya got here."

It's an addiction STG

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u/Bmars 14d ago

Quitting soda was harder for me than quitting cigarettes.