Sep 5 2008 - 6:00am A growing epidemic,
childhood obesity is an issue for many American families.
Fast food chains make it easy for parents to grab meals on the go, and the low price points of sugary drinks and dollar menus make them irresistible to those on a budget. But, that won't keep the major brands from advertising to your tots or paying big time faces to promote their product.
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I say good for him. Parents need to be responsible for teaching their children proper nutriotion and eating habits. Everything in moderation. I can guarentee Phelps did not win Gold by eating nothing but McDonalds.
1parents job
these days I feel like parents leave to much up to the media and school system
2It's the parents' job!!! Geez!!! As I said in another post, it's the parent who is responsible for physically taking their children to McDonald's and purchasing food for them there or from Kelloggs. Phelps can do whatever he wants - these people need to stop blaming other people and look at themselves.
3I agree Ladies!!!
4In my opinion it's the parents' job. Phelps can do whatever he wants. Exercise doesn't balance out eating complete garbage though.... and I'm curious why "unhealthy" was put in quotations
5I am so sick of society making it everyone elses responsibility to keep people from being over weight. Seriously what the hell does what choices Michael Phelps makes in his life have to do with what anyone eats? So now everytime a celebrity teams up with any company having to do with food they are going to be criticized based on how many calories the menu contains.
Perfect example we are setting for our children when society allows you to use everyone else around you including people YOU DON'T EVEN PERSONALLY KNOW as a cop out for our own personal flaws/bad choices.
maybe they should start worry about that instead of what stranger is making our children fat this month.
6well said Kristin...i totally agree. Parents should take a good long look in the mirror if they have obese children.
7responsibility begins at home, and its the parents job to teach it not phelps or ronald mcdonald.
8Seriously, if my kids are making food choices based on who's on the box, I've failed, not Michael Phelps.
9He personally eats McDonalds all the time and is the picture of phys fitness....totally mom and dad's responsibility to police their children, not his...good for him
10I agree with everyone here - totally the parents responsibility.
11If your kids are fat it's your fault, not Michael Phelps' or the Cookie Monster or whomever the media decides to target next. When Michael Phelps starts driving your 4 year old to McDonald's and letting him eat a double cheeseburger, fries and a coke every day then you can blame him.
12How do we know he really eats McDonalds? He may not eat it and just be cashing in.
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