• Marks and Spencer to sell 'plus size' clothes to three-year-olds
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[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7908340/Marks-and-Spencer-to-sell-plus-size-clothes-to-three-year-olds.html[/url] [release] Health campaigners said the decision by the High Street giant demonstrated the scale of the obesity epidemic affecting Britain's "overindulged" children, with one in four children now classed as obese or overweight by the time they start primary school. The retailer said it began a trial of the "plus fit" range last week, in an attempt to meet consumer demand. The garments are cut far more generously than the retailer's standard sizes, with almost two and a half inches extra around the waistline and hips for clothes for three-year-olds. Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, said: "It is an absolutely tragic illustration of the terrible obesity problem this country faces, and how early in life it starts. People used to dismiss obesity as a problem of the lower classes, but the decision by M&S shows just how widespread the problem is. "This is about middle-class children being overindulged and carried everywhere in 4x4 cars, not to mention a generation of parents who haven't been taught domestic science, and don't know how to feed their children a healthy meal at the end of the day." The range, billed as "cut more generously for larger sizes" employs styles such as "boot cut" trousers in an attempt to flatter the proportions of overweight children between the ages of three and 16. A spokesman for M&S said the trial had began last week, and came in response to consumer demand and trends among its competitors. He said a decision about whether to introduce the range permanently would depend on customer response. The retailer Next already stocks some "plus fit" clothes for young children, while BHS sparked a furore in 2005 when it introduced more generous sizes for children of school age. A group of High Street retailers including Next and Asda have also embarked on a project to measure 6,000 children in an attempt to change regular clothing sizes. Mr Fry urged the Government to act on research showing that weight gain in early childhood is likely to set a pattern for life. Last year, British research found daughters of obese mothers were 10 times more likely to become obese, while sons of obese men were six times as likely to follow the same pattern. The trend did not cross the gender divide, leading researchers to conclude that eating habits were set by the parent a child saw as their role model. [/release]
This is kind of sad
It's depressing that obesity is taking form in kids of such small age. Surely the parents can make good choices for them, no?
You got customers willing to buy, why not sell? Also, how is obesity an epidemic? It is not a disease.
My fucking god, what is wrong with some of these people? Neglection of this breed needs to become a crime, you seriously cannot justify turning a fucking toddler into a ball of fat that early. How do they even manage to do that?
While all of this is quite bad, I can't help feel that the issue of Obesity is being Overblown
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;23610008]You got customers willing to buy, why not sell? Also, how is obesity an epidemic? It is not a disease.[/QUOTE] [quote]ep·i·dem·ic –adjective 2. extremely prevalent; widespread. –noun 4. a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something[/quote] Im unsure whether I should feel bad for the kids.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;23610008]You got customers willing to buy, why not sell? Also, how is obesity an epidemic? It is not a disease.[/QUOTE] And Holy Hell does your username fit in here
Fat chance they'll get thinner when they grow up!
These aren't just fat children... they're Marks and Spencers' fat children. I dislike the implication of that article - "We used to dismiss obesity as a working class problem but now it's a Middle Class problem we care!"
[QUOTE=Domamin;23610477]Im unsure whether I should feel bad for the kids.[/QUOTE] You should, at that age, the parents are entirely chosing what they are eating.
Where is the problem? Some people like fat kids. Its a fashion choice.
You guys need to chill out, children should be the fat ones. Especially 3 years and younger, they will grow out of it. [editline]04:39PM[/editline] [QUOTE=compwhizii;23609990]It's depressing that obesity is taking form in kids of such small age. Surely the parents can make good choices for them, no?[/QUOTE] It's not obesity, at least it shouldn't be if anything i'd think that a plus sized child is just naturally large. Also milk is very fatty, that's why it's so good and babies and toddlers are so fat.
[QUOTE=Bacongrave;23616565]Where is the problem? Some people like fat kids. Its a fashion choice.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it's a [I]fashion choice[/I], Blubber lover Soon enough, the future will be populated by these [IMG]http://crookedhouse.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ecc66978833011570b3b05e970b-500wi[/IMG]
I've seen some pretty fat babies that grew up to be skinny as fuck, so it isn't ALWAYS that the parents fucked up
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;23617135]Yeah, it's a [I]fashion choice[/I], Blubber lover[/IMG][/QUOTE] people simply need to have more respect.
Obesity is a problem. HURF DURF AMERICA FAT.
Damnit I lost that jpg... Oh wait here it is! [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mEgMBWpZtD8/Sgg9OlpxSEI/AAAAAAAACJ0/H18p5rJvx0g/s400/john_stewart_facepalm.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=CjienX;23617154]I've seen some pretty fat babies that grew up to be skinny as fuck, so it isn't ALWAYS that the parents fucked up[/QUOTE] Well yeah I was one of those, but we're talking about toddlers here.
[QUOTE=Lambeth;23617511]Well yeah I was one of those, but we're talking about toddlers here.[/QUOTE] I was skinny as fuck as a baby and now I'm just a little bit overweight...
skinny fo' lyfe B)
Guys, it's fine. The clothes are all remote detonated. They've been going overdrive on their range of mops for the cleanup as well, but mops are boring so nobody noticed.
I'm actually happy about this, as a thin person. Although I no longer require kids' clothes, it always pissed me off when I would buy some clothes that were the right height but waaay to baggy. Hopefully this means that the thin people clothes will fit thin people.
looks like the Brits can't say anything about Americans being fat now :fsmug:
Not saying it isn't sad that kids are fat though, cause it really is. It's not their fault, and due to their parents being idiots they will be made fun of and will have major health issues for the rest of their lives (unless they take it upon themselves to get fit) that would have been easily avoided by just having non-retarded parents. [editline]06:40PM[/editline] [QUOTE=JDK721;23617632]looks like the Brits can't say anything about Americans being fat now :fsmug:[/QUOTE] tbh any brit who's made fun of america for being fat anytime over probably the past decade needs to look at the statistics and see that britain is really not far off.
[QUOTE=oOaltOo;23616665]You guys need to chill out, children should be the fat ones. Especially 3 years and younger, they will grow out of it. [/QUOTE] This isn't about chubby kids, this is about obese kids. Children should not be so fat that they struggle to walk up stairs without wheezing.
"hur hur its easier to take my kid to McDonalds than open a jar of baby food"
[QUOTE=Asm;23619273]"hur hur its easier to take my kid to McDonalds than open a jar of baby food"[/QUOTE] most of them aren't exactly healthy either you know?
What isnt exactly healthy? McDonalds or the baby food? [editline]08:16PM[/editline] I know McDonalds isnt healthy
[QUOTE=Asm;23619525]What isnt exactly healthy? McDonalds or the baby food? [/QUOTE] the baby food. They claim its great yet its most of the time full of sugar and totally one sided. Its recommended to make food for your baby yourself but most of the time parents are just lazy fucks.
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