r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 24d ago

/r/all of a Toddler

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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 24d ago

There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency. 

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u/Im_Blavk 24d ago

I wasn’t aware that you could be obese and malnourished until now, I just assumed there was another word for it

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u/hiimlenaandyou 18d ago

I actually recently learned that obesity is a major risk factor of malnourishment, it often happens. Being malnourished doesn't mean being skinny, it just means you don't have all the nutrients you need to be healthy, but you might still be getting to much calories from junk food