Im actually writing a book on the subject of healthy eating in kids, which is going to be published very soon (and I was actually wanting to send a copy to you to review, since you are on the same page with a lot of the things that my book is about) and I am all for a change of diet, not a miracle break through solution that will make kids skinny. You noticed a problem with your son, he got cranky, and you changed his diet. Why cant parents see that their kid is getting heavy, and switch the pop tarts to melon and whole wheat toast? It seems simple, and youre on the right track here, because would it truly be worth it to give kids the go ahead to "eat whatever they want?" Whether or not it makes you gain weight, chocolate covered cereal and Hot Pockets arent exactly healthy to begin with.

 

Oh so much to say. As always you provoke thought.

My sons are complete sticks while my daughter, who you have met, is being "watched" for her weight. I kid you not. She has a bmi of 18 something and that has her pediatrican nervous.

But I would never give her a pill. And how do you know what type of body your kid is going to have after infancy? Aren't they all round and pudgy at that age?

 

Changing metabolism (or something else) in a baby? And what if there's a famine where you actually need to keep the energy on you? Interesting research, but a little scary.

 

Wow. That is honestly very scary. What happens when some sort of crazy drought or other natural disaster hits and kids are suddenly starving left, right and center because their metabolisms were changed in infancy.

What is the world coming to? Honestly...