Overweight Moms, Children Think They're Thinner Than They Really Are, Study Shows

If the truth hurts then deal with it. I own a shop in a mall in a resort area of Tenn and I cannot even begin to tell you about all these huge gargantuan MAMMOTH MOMMIES I see hauling their baby hippos around and there is dad, an average looking guy stuck looking all dejected because he has a wife who wants to spend her life as a fat slob. Whats even worse is when you get close to mammath and her kids and have the misfortune to smell them. Its enough to make you retch. I guess obesity causes a lack of even minimal personal hygiene like bathing or wiping your a$$

You're right! Big Daddys should have at least gotten a mention here.

right on--Mammoth mommies says alot about the bias in this article. How often do I see pot-beliied, droopy drawed dads out trher (often unkepmt and smelly). So, where is the criticism of those dudes? IT seems always to hang on the chicks-if you can;t be thin, ladies, be dead. Obesity is a disease affecting only females and female children. How many anorexic BOYS do we read about? Never. Boys are perfect--they are clean, neat, well-dressed and coiffed, gentlemen with thr bodies of adonis: NOT. WHen Special K shows me a commercial with some freaked out man wagging his bone butt in last season's jeans for his neighbor, I will pay attention to this crap. Meanwhiel, goF yourselves, you whining, bigmouth a-holes who complain about spandex and overweight moms. Your whole issue is you know that it is soooo easy to gain and you fear it--so you attack the overweight. I mean, why do you care? No one complains about those sad scrawny mall rat gals whose space bertween their legs is so wide you can drive a mac truck thru them. They have NO asses and no meatr--they look like freakin biafran victims-skinny ugly chciks ought to get the hell out of the mall--thye are scaryry, man!

With America engaged in three wars, with the literacy rate dropping like a stone and the drop out rate escalating to frightening levels, with at least one out of ten people who want to work unable to find jobs, with the epidemic of obesity (brought on, by the way, by the plethora of processed crap that passes as food in this country, NOT by people who "just don't care", with both parties in Congress engaging in runaway spending that even our grandchildren won't be able to pay back --- THIS is what you spend your time on? Being disgusted by people who are fat? Wow. Just wow. Must be really great to be that stunningly shallow and ignorant.

If you don't like people calling you a fat slob or mammoth, then stop shoveling food into your mouth and get off your fat rear and exercise.

I'm recovering from Anorexia, and I found this incredibly offensive as well. Let's focus on health. You people are so demeaning.

I agree Lisa. Tom Henderson THINKS he's a writer and sees himself as a writer, but in reality he lacks wit and tact. When this boy grows up he'll hopefully learn a lesson or two about offending his audience. For now though, he's a talent in his own mind.

A lapband? Seriously, are you mad or just on the other side of denial. You are looking for a quick fix, that will not show you or children good diet and discipline. Try therapy first, then the bloody diet. You are setting yourself up for failure if you dont try to get to the bottom of why you put hand to cookie to mouth. If you dont you are throwing your money away.

it is so simple even i can do it. calories in, calories out.

Have a weight problem? Go to a gym and stop eating bread. Can't afford to go to a gym? It's called a park, they are these magical places outside of a constructed building where you are actually allowed to walk and run around. Surprising isn't it? There are so many things one can do to stay healthy that its just plain silly that we have an obesity problem. And don't blame medications, because that's just an excuse. Now genetics are not an excuse, but that doesn't mean you can't talk to a doctor about staying at a healthy weight. Also we have this perception about sudden weight loss. THE BODY DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY. Do you even know ANYTHING about human anatomy? Speaking of which, medications have nearly a different affect on different people. If you know sooooo much about medication, you should have known this as well (remember results may VARY).

So true and the rest of us pay for their stupidity by paying higher insurance premiums. Now that the Health care lws came about the obese and the fat kids are gonna bankrupt the whole system. I say let them pay their own medical bills

Jane, are you in top physical shape yourself ?
There are genetics involved as well, people are overweight for a variety of reasons, of course there are some who eat themselves to to oblivion, but not all.
Your child abuse comment is a bit much don't you think ?

No, abuse is not too strong a word for it. These examples of poor parenting should be held accountable for the pain and suffering that their very bad examples and teachings inflict on these innocent children. The lack of self control, and attitude of total entitlement often spills over to all aspects of their lives, crippling the child in so many ways, not just the inability to stop overeating.
This is a continuing cycle of abuse, often the poor parents learned it from their own parents. There is no excuse.Extremely rare medical conditions aside, it is simply a matter of self control. Learn to say no to impulses, learn that one is not entitled to that extra cookie. Solving the psychological reasons for overeating is essential.

Here's the soloution.....Move MORE and eat LESS!!

Solution? Are you kidding. One word, Calories. If you down 2500 a day then reduce to 2000. Wow, that was hard.