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I was looking through my old college year books the other day, and I was amazed that there were no fat kids on campus back in 1964 thru 1968. Have you seen a campus lately?--I think being overweight is now accepted as normal. By the way, that movie is a fraud--that guy could not have gained that much weight (27 pounds, as I recall) in a month. It takes an extra 4,500 calories to gain a pound. A Big Mac, for example, is 500 calories. To gain a pound in one day, he would have to eat nine Big Mac's over and above his normal diet, usually about 2,000 calories per day. Does anyone believe he could have eaten that much?

and I was amazed that there were no fat kids on campus back in 1964 thru 1968. Have you seen a campus lately?--I think being overweight is now accepted as normal.

I have noticed this. I passed a little girl on the street today in front of her elementary school. She was HUGE. If she had been an adult she would have been around 270 pounds! In the case of children it is the parents fault.

Children (and adults) should keep fast food intake to a minimum (I eat close to none). Sweets should not be used as a "treat" when raising children and also kept to a minimum.

Meals should be based around fresh meats, FRESH vegetables, whole grains and fruits. (I actually keep fruits at a minimum). It's not hard to make really delicious food using these buidelines. Fun foods aren't forbidden ..but used relatively sparingly.