More Loneliness, Anxiety Experienced By Overweight Kids, MU Study Finds

Another recognized consequence of nutritional child abuse.

"As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.

'We found that both boys and girls who were overweight from kindergarten through third grade displayed more depression, anxiety and loneliness than kids who were never overweight, and those negative feelings worsened over time,' said Sara Gable, associate professor of human development and family studies in the MU College of Human Environmental Sciences. 'Overweight is widely considered a stigmatizing condition and overweight individuals are typically blamed for their situation. The experience of being stigmatized often leads to negative feelings, even in children.'"

Now why would a kid like this feel lonely or anxious?

You can sit around all day wringing your hands, lamenting and moaning about the matter, but none of that will work.

This will.

Take action.