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School Children Are Now Too Fat to Fit In Class Chairs

Posted by samzenpus on from the we're-gonna-need-a-bigger-pizza-boat dept.

A recent survey of 750 Australian schools has revealed that on average children have grown too large for their chairs and desks. From the article: "The Education Department said schools were running healthy eating programs. 'The department takes the issue of childhood obesity seriously and works with a number of agencies to address the issue,' a spokesman said. 'We have a number of initiatives to support school communities as well as promote healthy eating.' He said parents needed to enforce the message about healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle at home."

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  1. Re:Not surprising by babblefrog · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nothing wrong with it? That is the nutritional equivalent of two tablespoons of sugar, with a tiny bit of incomplete protein mixed in. How is that in any way healthy?