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To not understand how single working mothers are responsible for this

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jessicawessica · 28/03/2019 22:21

According to a study carried out by scientists at UCL, child obesity is the fault of single working mothers.
Their study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine concluded that children living in a working single mother household were 24.3% more likely to become overweight than those living in a household with a SAHM and partner.
Apparently the father's employment status had "no significant impact" on their DCs BMI.
AIBU to be completely outraged by this?
Why is this the mother's fault?
How can the father have no bearing on their DCs obesity.?

OP posts:
Sitdownstandup · 01/04/2019 13:58

I can't see how you can say the issue of poverty doesn't seem to appear when this is a group who are disproportionately affected by poverty OP. And single dads are iirc richer than single mums so it would make sense if their rate of poverty related issues, which child obesity is, would be higher.

PregnantSea · 01/04/2019 15:32

You're annoyed at someone publishing stats?

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