SUPERSIZE VS SUPERSKINNY KIDS - CH4 8pm

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on tonight(tue) wed/thur and fri

the same as adult show, ie fat swaps eating habbits with skinny, but with kids

i shall rephrase my comment after a huge debate on fb :)

most children are not born fussy eaters, they eat what they are given as know no difference, tho the odd one,no matter what you do/try will not eat the food you give them and battles start

better ?

though regardless of what they eat, it is the parents fault if their child is fat,as they are the ones controlling their diet when they of young age and also the parents need to make sure they have regular exercise whether out on family walks/bike rides - instead watching tv/on ds lots

as everyone knows to lose weight you need to eat less fatty foods and exercise more

'waits to be lynched with rotten fruit'

I watched this and the one thing that worried my was that the thin girls seemed to eat a diet consisting solely of junk food, with no proper food. With some girls so desparate to lose weight and to be thin, they may watch this programme and think that they can skip all their meals but snack on crisps etc and they will lose weight.

What an awful programme. I have one of those kids who doesn't eat. Whole complicated history relating to severe allergies. Hard for him to relax around food as he has had some scary life threatening experiences around it. Have had loads of help from NHS and seen all kinds of experts but it is a very difficult problem. High calorie foods including what you might call junk are encouraged so as to keep his weight up.

All food issues I think are to do with the psych and less to do with the physical. People who eat too much are relating differently to food than people who have no issues.

I was shocked by the 9 year old boy who weighed 3.5 stone.

As that is a NORMAL weight (low but not too low)! Boys that age are often skinny, if they are active, and not naturally that bothered by food.

I have an almost 9 year old with that weight, he looks very thin, and I used to worry about it until my GP told me that with children this age you are actually supposed to see their ribs, and that he is ver healthy.

And about fussy eaters, some children really are BORN fussy. My DS2 was hard to wean as he refused bottles, from a very young age (we tried when he was 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, just to give me a break. didn't work) and refused formula. once he was 6 month old, he ate fresh food but refused the jars of babyfood. Right now he won't have milk if it is not very very fresh (I cannot fool him, he can tell milk is a bit off before it actually is IYSWIM). etc etc. really, he was born this way, he just has a very (overly?) sensitive palate...it happens.

I find that people who do not have fussy eaters claim it is their superior parenting when really it is the luck of the draw.

I was annoyed by the programme last night as there was no mention of how important exercise is. The over weight Asian girl diet alone is not going to do it she would need to start getting really active and her mum was hopeless!!!

I also thought the little boy was okay really bit fussy but prob not as bad as I was at that age! He was obviously really active and very bright and also his mum was really skinny so probably genes are a bit of a factor!

the boy was obv under weight, but least he was happy to try new foods, fab he liked mango but again an expensive fruit and not all familiys can afford that

the girl, i thought was a totally spolit brat and her parents have made her the way she was

at 3 ,she was in 7/8clothes

at 6 she was in size 14, i didnt reliese she was big, just thought it was her

or words to that effect

when you child does not fit into average size clothes and then not even into older size clothes and is actually wearing sizes not ages, you know you have a problem

I speak as someone who has one underweight child and one overweight child and I still think it's too simplistic to say at both ends of the spectrum - stop them eating or shovel food down their mouth IYSWIM

I don't think non fussy eaters are down to superior parenting just as I don't think over eaters are down to inferior parenting.

In both cases maybe they pick up on something unspoken from the parent.

(FWIW I thought the mum of the underweight boy also looked rather underweight herself).

I just think partaking in a programme like this draws too much attention to their eating patterns (fine if it was just the parents) making more if it than should be which could be counterproductive and lead to more eating disorders in the long run.

I have 4 Dc and 2 are what would be called "fussy eaters" - they are vegetarians who do not particularly like a wide range of veg or eat pulses! and I do worry. My son (8) is v skinny - but I was ( so were my siblings)at that age. My Dp thinks it is my fault for allowing them a degree of choice in their food habits
I agree with all that SinCitylover has said and welcome what previous replies have said about skinny children. I think we are too hung up nowadays on eating patterns, BMI and on eating a wide variety of foods. In the past most people had quite restricted diets, dictated by what was available in the shops - the same meats and two veg, fried breakfast style of food and no one worried. These same people are now living to ripe old age (and are not obese). My Brother was an extremely fussy eater (Freaky eater style)and still is - he is never ill and is now in his late 40's and does a very demanding , physical job and is very fit. I think I should stop worrying so much.

I do see what you mean haggis but I've had a different experience with my brother as he was very fuzzy and wouldn't eat fruit and veg and practically lived of all processed foods as a teen and in his early 20s developed ulcerative colitis and has been really really ill since. We have no way of knowing how much his diet was to blame but there is a good chance it played a part.

in the big girls mums defense, she did have a fairy healthy meal, shepherds pie and veg

just the portion was massive and pie covered in cheesy mash, but least had veg

For those who say that some kids are just born fussy - I wonder how many children were picky during the war, when rations were in force?

Not saying you're wrong, by the way - just musing.

ulcerative colitis is an auto imune condition. My dad had it twice.

I can remember being told by my mum that a child won't starve themselves. Well I think they will. DS does not seem to recognise hunger just as I suspect people who are overweight don't recognise when they are full. I think in years to come we will identify a brain malfunction.

The one thing I know for sure is that it is a very complicated problem. No quick fixes I am afraid.

Calamity Kate, bit of a lame argument. neither you nor I were present at that time doing research on what children ate, so I cannot argue you are wrong, but neither can you KNOW you are right.

i love the adult version but dont want to know about child version-just wrong!
i want to go on adult one.

my dc are all skinny like me,i was overjoyed recently when ds2 weighing thing for reception came but average!!!!i have an average child woo.im always being told were all too small.

was very impressed with last 2 mums and children - to lose over a stone and gain almost a stone in 3 mths is fab :)

As a nanny, C.M. and mum of 3 IMO and E most D.C. become fussy at 1, 2 or 3 ,it's part of their development; it's nobody's fault and it passes if there is no fuss made over it.

IMO this programme is exploitative and unpleasant and should not be made let alone broadcast. Both parents seemed weird IMO.

Hi my name is Jess (Tuesday nights episode) It wasnt mentioned on the show but when i was born my mouth was very inflamed. This ment i was never hungry and it took ages to get me to feed, my stomache then shrunk and and it was a downwards spiral. I can assure you i am not anorexic. as for ieuan, he was telling me after his dad died he comfort ate, as he got bigger he got bullied, the more he was bullied the more he ate over and over.

I would just like to say, Supersize vs Superskinny has changed my life and I would like to thank Ursula, Christian and the production team for helping me do so.

I'm really glad to hear that it's helped you change your life I hope all those who took part have had the same experience.

Well done Jess and well done to your Dad too for encouraging you to try new things.