Who's to Blame?

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I have recently finished watching two food documentaries on the corruption of our food industry, Food inc. and Fed Up. Which if you have a Netflix account I highly recommend you give them both a try. However, my question is who do you ladies (and gents) feel is more to blame for America's childhood obesity rates, is it the big name corporations for the way they market to children or does a child's diet fall solely on their parents? I'm honestly torn between both sides and wanted to hear others opinions.

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I guess both? I mean on one hand they could market food to children but it doesn't mean the parents have to buy that food for their children. As parents you decide what they eat. But then there's the issue surrounding low income families and the price differences between unhealthy food and healthy food. A lot of times they have to buy what is cheaper and cheaper means less healthy.

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Parents are responsible for their children! Before children are born docs and wic talk about eatting heathy foods and how important it is... If parents don't listen or just feed their kids whatever then yes parents are to blame

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The parents, definitely. You have the right snacks and meals in the house and promote healthy eating. Everything in moderation. A child who has McDonald's every week, that falls in the parents. It's not a corporations fault that you can't feed your kids properly.

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What if we lived in a world where real healthy food was cheap and processed junk was expensive?

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Both. 1000% both.

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Totally the parents.   You buy the food, you feed them, it's on you.   My kid sees all the same commercials and junk food as every other kid, but willingly eats healthy because we've fed him healthy his whole life.   Something like McDonald's or pizza is a very rare treat.   As in birthdays or something like that.   When he asks for snacks he asks for fruit or crackers and cheese, something like that.  Not that he won't eat chips or candy if offered, he just doesn't ask for them very often.  Occasionally he'll ask for a snack bag of tortilla chips and salsa.  Beats potato chips so I get them for him.

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Both, I can go to Walmart and for example get great value brand ice cream sandwiches made with all kinds of crap 12 for 3$, or bluebell all natural 6 for 5-6$. Crap filled processed food is half to 3/4 the price cheaper than the healthy stuff and you get more and filled up more out of it. A head of lettuce is one maybe 2 meals for one person at 3-6$ or I can get banquet TV dinners 10 for 10$ which make 10 meals. When your low income you want more for your money.

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Both. Marketing is a science. We and our kids are targeted consumers. 
The companies are at fault for selling chemicals disguised as food and parents are at fault for buying it.
But really, I bought a weeks worth of meat and vegetables and it was $90 when I could've bought microwave dinners for 10 for $10. That's crazy. I can see how that would be a no-brainier for low income families. 
Most of the food in our stores shouldn't even be legal, but it's bought anyways.
I think the blame really falls on both.

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Parents are at fault. 
I am a huge stickler with not having processed, high sugar foods in my house. There are days where it is tough. My son will see pop tarts or fun cereals at the store and give me puppy eyes that we don't get the fun stuff. But I am his parent. I want him to live a healthy life. So I choose not to buy it. He eventually forgets about the fun colored foods and it's not big deal. As his parent I am responsible for what he eats.

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I live 5 minutes from a Sprouts and a Whole Foods.. Some less fortunate sides of town only have Walmart as a grocery stores. While what your kids eat depend on parents some people have a more difficult life than myself and want to put food on the table whether it's organic/local or not. Not everyone is educated on what's in our food and food industry. Just food for thought. 🤔

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