Girl eating herself to death - we can be the next

I think obesity is a problem that's becoming really serious nowadays. This is because of our increasing dependence on technology that we no longer have much body activity. Our market is also flooded with delicious but unhealthy foods. The best way to cure obesity is to exercise. Dieting doesn't really help because this would just increase your appetite and then make you eat even more.

It is a sad reality that many people have bad eating habits. And it is a fact that obesity has become a very common health problem all over the world. What we can do is not to stop informing as many people as possible beginning with the children and youth of our community. We need to create venue for experts to speak to us the truth about this problem. And we need to take heed and not ignore warning signs we hear and see all around us.

Tsk tsk.. I don't really know if we could do anything at all. There are a lot of health promotions by sports and gym but it's really up to the parents to take control of what they do as role models for these kids. I actually have a cousin in that same predicament. He was left with caretakers when he was younger (I don't really know the reasons of my uncle and aunt as to why they did that) only to be visited once a week but was given enough food and money. Now, that he's older, he's depending on food for security. He can't stop eating until he pukes literally. They don't know how to stop him and they can't bring back the years when they neglected him.

It is hard to imagine that her parents can't control her eating, she is only five, couldn't they just tell the neighbors not to give her food? If she can barely walk how is she getting to the neighbors to get food anyway? And why would the parents feed her so much when she is just getting fatter and fatter? Just because she is hungry doesn't mean they have to keep filling her face with food- its the parents fault. I personally have a big problem with weight. My family is old fashioned and Italian and we love to eat, but I was able to stay within six or seven pounds of my idea weight until college. Then I was diagnosed with an illness, and went on two medications that say "this can cause weight gain" and I gained 128 pounds! Now I am 125 pounds overweight, and even though I'm off those medicines now, it has permanently changed my metabolism and I can't seem to lose the weight no matter what I do. I haven't gained anymore, but I just can't seem to lose. I know my health is bad and it makes me very depressed to be so fat and ugly. Sometimes when I look in the mirror, I want to kill myself. But obviously, I have not so far. It's hard to be a fat person in a world that wants everybody to be thin, in addition to knowing you will not live a long time.

WOW... No offense, but what are this child's parents doing about any of this??? I know it says that they are very concerned about her health, so they should be putting a stop to this! This girl is only 5 years old, her parents need to step in, and step in NOW! What is going to happen to this child in about 5 years? Obesity is so common, especially in the United States, mainly because of what you had said, and more such as fast food restaurants, junk food, video games, etc. And many parents let their kids do this type of stuff just to make them happy and not bug them, which is BULL!

My husband is also fat, I control his every day diet, insisting that his campaign every day and saw you said, I think you should take her to the hospital to see a doctor to determine accurately, I think she should be timely access to treatment, making her a more healthy life. This is a very serious problem, she should go to the hospital in a timely manner.

I believe it is a problem and for the same reason you stated. I also think that parents have have started using the TV as a babysitter. I parent is the one who decides what is best for a child and if you feed your child that much you have to expect that they will be over weight. My youngest daughter goes to school about four blocks from our house and we walk to pick her up everyday when weather permits. It is the little things that we do every day for the health of out children that make the differents. If we act like parents and do what is best for our children and not give in every time they want something then it is our fault when they get sick.

Most people who are obese, g, did not start out with that goal in mind. Often it is the result of years of poor eating habits. Hormonal or glandular problems only figure in a fraction of such cases. In the case of the little girl, I believe that her parents should bear the blame . Everyone knows that if you continue to overeat it will eventually lead to obesity and health problems. They should have sought help as soon as they realized that there was a problem. I have a little great-grandson who is famous for the amount of food he has been consuming since he was a baby. He is about to turn 4 soon, and he still eats like there's no tomorrow. Now, this child is not obese, but I have warned his mother that if she continues to allow him to eat uncontrollably like this he will most likely end up obese one day. Personally, I think that if anyone feels they have to constantly be eating there must be an underlying problem. I remember a little girl in my neighborhood when I was a young adult who ate all the time. It was a big joke to her family - until she got so fat that she clearly had difficulty just moving around normally. I don't understand why a parent would allow their child to eat so much just because they ask for food.

I am sorry for it, and that is why I want to loose weight. But I also know my way might not enough as I need outdooe activity. I will try my best to increase the outdoor activity and decrease the time in front of my computer.

Obesity is really a problem from what i read from other articles, obesity in children when they grow up still obese. They have tendency to have coronary heart diseases and diabetes which many parents should be warn. They need to limit the food intake of their children. More focus in having a balanced meals with all the go, glow and grow food and never allow children to eat food that is beyond her ages. many complications are accompany by bad eating habits. It is necessary for parents to discipline their children to eat only food that are less in fats, carbohydrates, sugar and calories. Excessive intake could make children gain excessive weight which hard to loss if she acquired the habit of uncontrolled eating..

To be eating that much high starch food, I would say that there is some physical imbalance somewhere. When the body is in ideal condition, people don't have cravings for insanely imbalanced (high sugar, high starch, etc) or large amounts of foods.

That is sad I can imagine my baby having to go true that when he turns 5. At the moment he is a little over his regular weight but it is just 2 or 3 pounds. The Dr. told me that it was ok because he barely started to walk so he would lose those pounds. I do like to eat junk food and there are times that I do eat when I use the computer but I do try to limit myself to eat less junk food. I was 150 pounds I am working at it and so I have lost 10 pounds and the weird thing is that I started to lose weight when I used the computer more often. At the moment I am not working but I have to take care of my kids and the house and two dogs. I don’t think that people actually gain weight because they use the computer well that is if they don’t wasted all the day just sitting there. I think that the computer has helped me lose weight because I try to finish everything fast so I can have time to use the computer before I have do other things.

Hi, You are correct in your observation. In nowadays fast life obesity is becoming a big health problem. Life is getting more computerised. Even entertainment we get sitting at home. Due to everchanging life pattern and work style no time is left for that rare commodity called relaxation. We dont find enough time for exercise. If we make it a pattern of life for regular physical exercise this problem of obesity can be minimised if not removed completely Happy mylotting

this can be avoided if the parents feed their child right. what i mean here, this could be done as per food pyramid, right food at right quantity. when u love ur children u r not suppose to feed them with everything they want, we actually need to control them. however, when a child is already obese and we need to reduce their weight for the sake of their own health, the best things to do is buy healthy product or what they call as food supplement and do some exercise! i'm obese and currently on a diet program and it works with this food supplement stuff !!

This is an unfortunate disorder which is generally linked to some mental disorders. In extreme cases a surgical solution is there. The size of the stomach is reduced by stapling, so that the subject does not have enough space to accommodate excess food. This is usually followed by counseling for the cravings. It is a long and a very traumatic process. Let us hope the baby girl recovers at the earliest.

I am very sorry to hear about the pity little girl and her surprising amount of food she can eat one day-maybe the amount of food I can eat in one week. At last, obesity kills her, a bad result. Eating too much and no exercise can lead to serious problems, which has been a common sense already. But many people ignore it and result in healthy problems. What a pity!