Comments on: How useful are government measures against childhood obesity? http://emmajrich.wordpress.com/2006/07/04/how-useful-are-government-measures-against-childhood-obesity/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:43:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tfootitt http://emmajrich.wordpress.com/2006/07/04/how-useful-are-government-measures-against-childhood-obesity/#comment-591 tfootitt Sat, 17 May 2008 08:31:52 +0000 https://emmajrich.wordpress.com/2006/07/04/how-useful-are-government-measures-against-childhood-obesity/#comment-591 I have memories of going to see the school nurse for regular weigh in sessions and being told to cut out certain foods, fortunately, my parents encouraged me to ignore this (which I did) and continued to eat as I had been doing because I would lose it in my teenage years, Guess what - I did! You can't have one measurement and apply it to all without taking other factors in to account because as in my case, it doesn't work. You're doing great work Emma. I have memories of going to see the school nurse for regular weigh in sessions and being told to cut out certain foods, fortunately, my parents encouraged me to ignore this (which I did) and continued to eat as I had been doing because I would lose it in my teenage years, Guess what – I did!

You can’t have one measurement and apply it to all without taking other factors in to account because as in my case, it doesn’t work.

You’re doing great work Emma.

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