[concerned about politics]

They found that kids who were overweight were almost twice as likely to develop asthma as normal-weight kids.

It couldn't be stress related weight gain by being raised without mom and dad, could it?

I'd like to know how many of these kids had stay home moms as opposed to those who were mothered by a day care provider who didn't love them and raised alone without a dad.
The obesity and asthma could be a side affect from the loss of security in these kids.

The reason I say this is that the kids I know who have obesity are from working and single mothers. Our homeschool group of over 100 kids has no obesity I can think of (honest). A little stocky maybe, but not blubbery kids. None.

[metesky]

The one kid I knew in HS forty years ago that had asthma played varsity basketball and gave it all for the three minute spurts he could play. Never whined and was a hell of a ball player. Helped us to a league title and an appearance in the old Boston Garden at the Tech Tourney.

Of course we got blown out of The Garden by a superior team.
:O( Still hurts.