We enjoyed playing with her at recess so much, but one day she didn't come to school. We never saw her again. Little children never ask so I thought she might have just moved away.
There are several reasons why a child that young would be so obese. We cannot rule out genetics. If this is the cause then a child will be overweight as a toddler. DNA can also be tested on the child to find any other cause. A sign of constant severe hunger, also known as hyperphagia. I guess I'm old fashioned, but a McDonald's sign might be the reason too.
It's difficult to stay thin in our Society where we are bombarded with food. We see it on television commercials and just about everywhere you look it's there tempting us. When I was growing up we were a low-income family and there were no food stamps. That was a big plus for us and the secret I guess to our being so thin, all of us. That was decades ago and things are different today. Uncle Sam has been enticing people to come and eat at his table of goodies. Now, we have an explosion...the problem of trying to solve this mistake.
There are no easy answers, but restaurants like McDonald's should be avoided and considered a "treat" for bringing home a good report card etc. These places should never be our way of life. I pray for anyone who is reading this that you will deeply think about this matter because your child's life is at stake. Perhaps. That word is too heavy to take lightly.
May God bless you in your efforts to fight back and save your precious child from this thing that desires to destroy every part of their lives.
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