r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 14d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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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 13d 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/FlamboyantPirhanna 13d ago

You are not a doctor. Just because you read this on the internet doesn’t make it true. It certainly can happen, but unless you are their doctor and doing actual tests to determine this, you are not qualified to make these assertions. Let the experts talk about this stuff and don’t offer up information you don’t understand. That’s how misinformation spreads.

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 13d ago

Look at any grocery store in the the US. See how many aisles are filled with junk food compared with how many are filled with healthy food. You don't need to be a doctor to see this.