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Study Links Working Moms to Fat Kids

by Tom Henderson, Posted Feb 7th 2011 2:15PM

Moms who work may have heavier kids. Credit: Getty All you working mothers can quit feeling guilty about leaving your children as you head to the office. The kids are fat and happy. Well, fat anyway. Researchers say the more ..."Mommy's working late again. Can we have Twinkies for dinner like last night?"
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Are Parents of Obese Kids Abusive?

by Amy Hatch, Posted Aug 23rd 2010 12:29PM

Could a heavy kid land you in the pokey? Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office
Think twice before you give your child that candy bar or cookie -- some are saying obese kids have abusive parents. Two extremely obese Georgia children who were ...
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Reverse discrimination of the scrawny child

by Heather Craven, Posted Oct 1st 2007 5:30PM

My 10 year-old middle child, Cassidy, is smart, full of life and extremely skinny. So much so that she the term scrawny can easily be applied to her body type. She is long limbed and tall for her age. I believe her to be a beauty for the ages, this ...
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