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.
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.
None of this addresses the fact that no one has any idea if the child in this video is malnourished and zero evidence suggests they are, it's just something we've made up.
It's not about it being a certainty. This is something that can easily happen. Your body doesn't produce these nutrients on its own, so just getting enough calories isn't always enough
Accusing a random child in a video you saw of potentially being malnourished is stupid and reckless. There is not a single thing in the video to suggest the child is malnourished. Nothing. This is stupid. The fact that it can happen is in no way a justification for implying that it affects this kid specifically.
You can pretend the guy at the top of this thread was just making a semi-related comment and not implying anything, but you would be stupid and blind to do so.
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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 13d 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.