Mental Health Of Obese Children Is Primary Concern, Nursing Researcher Says

Another idiot researcher.

The mental health of obese children should be a primary focus of researchers studying childhood obesity, according to Christine Calamaro, PhD, CRNP, assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

Calamaro, a leading research scientist in pediatric nursing, says, "My interest in this is not just about the weight of our kids anymore. It is about all the problems associated with obesity. When you start talking about adolescents [emerging] into adulthood, you have to consider co-morbidities, such as depression and diabetes."

This is drivel.

More concern should be on the mental health of parents who make their kids obese.

F**k you, Calamaro.

And when you see a fat kid, do your mandated by law duty and report them to child protective services.

Not only are you a moron, you are an IMHO lawbreaker.

Jerk.

Here is Maryland's definition of physical child abuse:

Abuse means:
The physical or mental injury of a child by any parent or other person who has permanent or temporary care, custody, or responsibility for supervision of a child, or by any household or family member, under circumstances that indicate that the child's health or welfare is harmed or at substantial risk of being harmed

Here is Maryland's definition of emotional child abuse:

Emotional Abuse
Citation: Fam. Law § 5-701

Mental injury means the observable, identifiable, and substantial impairment of a child's mental or psychological ability to function.

Here are the mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect in Maryland:

Professionals Required to Report
Citation: Fam. Law § 5-704

Persons required to report include:
Health practitioners
Educators or human service workers
Police officers

Here is where Calamaro and her ilk belong, IMHO, for enabling child abuse and neglect through their failure to report: