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Is sending a kid to fat camp emotionally abusive?
Inculcated:
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--- Quote from: "Froderik" ---Sheesh, yet another stupid fornits thread. Will it ever end?? That being said, there are better ways of coping with obesity (or any other perceived disorder, for that matter) than to ship the poor kid off to some fucking camp.... I can't believe I'm taking the time to reply to this ridiculous post.
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I know, these must be manufactured in a factory somewhere
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Agreed. Nothing human could have written that.
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I’ll second that. Whatever it is, that thing seems to be crying out for something more than only the lowly sustenance of negative attention. I wonder if it were treated to an “over night scream thingy” would it learn compassion?
Froderik:
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--- Quote from: "Rainy, not logged in" ---
--- Quote from: "Froderik" ---Sheesh, yet another stupid fornits thread. Will it ever end?? That being said, there are better ways of coping with obesity (or any other perceived disorder, for that matter) than to ship the poor kid off to some fucking camp.... I can't believe I'm taking the time to reply to this ridiculous post.
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I know, these must be manufactured in a factory somewhere
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Agreed. Nothing human could have written that.
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I’ll second that. Whatever it is, that thing seems to be crying out for something more than only the lowly sustenance of negative attention. I wonder if it were treated to an “over night scream thingy” would it learn compassion?
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Har-dee-har-fuckin'-har....doubt it!!! :beat: :beat: :beat: :fuckoff: :fuckoff: :roflmao: :rofl:
Oscar:
The town of Odense has a free fat camp (All Danes have taxpaid healthcare, so we dont want to pay for too many cases of diabetes).
The kids are sent out to the beach to a summer camp where the fun of swimming and running makes the loose some pounds. While they are enjoying themselves for 6 weeks, their food is slowly transformed to a more healthier one and they return home with a small weightloss.
But then most important part of this program starts. When kids return home the family starts membership of a support group and they receive visits where they are taught about healthy food.
Because the stategy is to give the kids a good experience (Some are from poor families who otherwise would never have money for a vacation) and work on the diet in the home this program works.
Now the camp has been researched by an independed University and the research show a small but remaining weight loss a year after they have left the camp. They can not bragg of huge weightlosses but over time a slow weight loss is healthier than a fast one.
Success of health camp for fat children (Poor Google translate of a Danish article)
I don't believe that a private firm can establish a fat camp with long term results because it is a work which last for years after the inpatient part of the program is over.
Oscar:
More info about the public run fat camp from the town of Odense:
Daily schedule
Please notice that the children can phone home every second day at 18:45 using their own cell phones. Continued support to both peers and family back home are everything. It wont work if the staff tried to confine them in the program.
Second and that is important. From this link
--- Quote ---Eight kilograms says the average weight loss, when the children are back in Odense. It is not in health terms to lose more when you have only six weeks available.
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So forget the marketing. If you don't want to risk a gallbladder problems there is a limit.
TheWho:
--- Quote from: "Camp Putdownadaforka" ---I was wondering what you all think about fat camps, some of which use a form of humiliation and shame to change the kid's eating habits. This isn't much different than behavioral programs. Obesity is being shown to have physical causes (genes, metabolism, etc), so why is it treated as a choice? Or is it fun for the kids because they are around 'their own kind'?
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I think it is okay as long as the kid is taught how to maintain a healthy weight for after he returns home and also work with the parents to provide a healthier diet. Just working the kid to take the pounds off and sending him home at a healthy weight isnt going to solve the kids problem
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