Kids Eating Junk At Home Make Parents Fat. Parents Buying The Junk Not To Blame.
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
“Once these foods are in the house, even if bought for the children, adults appear more likely to eat them.” said lead researcher Helena Laroche, from the University of Iowa. Her team researched 6,600 adults and demonstrated a link between having children and obesity.
However, “The study does not prove that the presence of children causes adults to eat more fat; people living with children may have different eating habits for many reasons.” - yes, they may just be lazy, gluttonous lard asses; but who are we to judge.
Differences attributed might also be down to time pressures, advertising aimed at children that also includes adults, or adults’ perception that children will eat only “hotdogs or macaroni and cheese” - well yeah, if that’s all you feed them.
“Once these foods are in the house, even if bought for the children, adults appear more likely to eat them.” - because apple pie and custard tastes great!