What do you mean...like by doing odd jobs around the home?

I think obesity is a by-product of all the processed foods available today, but really, how do you fight this?

Like going to work after school to make their own money.

I agree with LW about shaping a child's palate. Not that I can brag about what my kids eat because we generally eat like crap (although, they do drink tons of water and we don't do kool-aid).

Kids under 2 need whole milk (or breast milk), but after that they can switch to 2% or less (or breast milk, heh, if mom wants to keep pumping).

And I think my original point got ignored, so I will say it again (haha):

Liposuction does not address the causes of obesity nor is it a safe way to treat obesity. It is primarily designed to target "trouble spots" where diet and exercise have failed to take a pocket of fat off. You can't suck out a hundred lbs of fat and have a healthy (or alive) child.

Not to mention the fact that it will leave a whole bunch of loose skin hanging around (literally) which is a lot more disgusting than being a lil' chunky, if you ask me.

Young people snap back easily from this kind of surgery. People over 35 have more problems with stretched-out hanging skin.


Back to the original question: why not teach him to stop stuffing his fat face?

Also, as a parent, stop ENABLING him.