“The United States is home to the most obese population in the Americas, Asia and Europe, has the fattest kids by a wide margin and is tops in poor health for teenagers, according to the latest measure of well-being from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.”
No more dodgeball or running around the school yard, because of insurance considerations. More than half the boys are excused from gym because of asthma or adhd. Kids no longer form their own class teams to play others after school.
Include the videos and you have a very fat, lazy kid. Prime candidate to become a LiV.
A park near my home I haven’t visited since my kid was a small child, had swings, monkey bars, balance beams and other such common playground equipment. It’s all gone now, due to insurance fears in case some kid got hurt. They have replaced them with boring climb-on stuff that kids can’t get hurt on.....................or have fun on.................
At my place of employment every year we have a ‘health screening’ where one gets weighed, blood pressure/sugar checked etc.; you would not believe some of the people who get a referral for being obese; it is ridiculous. Now I’m not saying there are not a lot of fat people out there, there are; but to classify someone who is 5’10” & 210 lbs. on a large frame is foolish; that person is not even fat, much less ‘obese’...not sure what is behind this, except maybe just another government power grab, but they really need to check the classifications.