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bud
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bud asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 1 decade ago

14 yr olds having gastric band?

Children of 14 yrs having this surgery is disgraceful, if they were brought up to eat proper foods instead of takeaways and snacks whenever they want them there wouldn`t be any need for waste of tax payers money. I know 1 of the mothers already had this surgery and admitted to letting her child eat what she wanted. i`m sure parents should know by now what is good for there kids and what`s not, a treat every now and again won`t do any harm but to let them get obese so they can opt for an easy way out by having surgery isn`t good. if they have the surgery they should pay for it themselves, the NHS is on it`s **** anyway without having people eating to burst then having an easy way out. Some people have thyroid problems, I do but I take medication and eat healthy. i`d like to know what everyone else`s views are on this, should gastric bands be paid for by the family or should we the tax payer have to pay for people who can`t be bothered to look after themselves?

Update:

I agree that older people should pay too, if adults can`t look after themselves theres not much hope for kids

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Tax payers should absolutely not have to pay for any health care for obese people, its ridiculous being over weight is something you have done to yourself and other healthy people shouldn't have to pay for your mistakes! FAT PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE FAT IN THE FIRST PLACE! and if they are their problem, they should pay for it themselves especialy young people their parents should be ashamed

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I think the whole eating culture has changed a great deal, even since i was a child.

    Loads of takeaways on every street. Ready meals and snacks easily available.

    But, saying that, it comes down to moderation.

    As kids, we had chips, chocolate, sweets etc. But we were never allowed to gorge ourselves on food.

    I`m not sure of the answer to this. But, i think certain parents are extremely lazy in their attitude to their kids. It`s not difficult to prepare a quick healthy meal for heavens sake.

    But, then that`s the society we have created. That you can`t apportion blame to anyone.

    We all have a choice about what we eat and drink, as adults and the consequences of it.

    But, i feel so sorry for children that get fed a terrible diet from day one, and i don`t believe that is due to lack of money either.

  • ~hels~
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    we ate 'junk food' as kids, had ice creams, sweets cakes etc but we exercised more than the kids nowadays. I don't think at 14 they should be having it done. I also think it should be a last resort AFTER the patient has been on some sort of 'fat club' type course for 12 months. Obviously not a live in one.

    If I don't exercise I start to put on weight, so I stay extremely active 5-6 days a week.

  • 5 years ago

    i'm not a pro psychologist, yet I easily have a stunning style of journey with adolescent women and their complications. It sounds to me as besides the undeniable fact that there are 2 issues that could reason those behaviors on your women (there are probable more suitable opportunities, yet those are those that strike me): they could properly be insecure or have 'sufferer complexes' in which they experience both as besides the undeniable fact that they are dislikeable those who don't have a lot to furnish as associates, or they could experience as besides the undeniable fact that they have got been harm by human beings formerly and worry it taking position back. both or both one in each of those themes might want to bring about them reading possibility free words or movements of their associates as indicating that their associates don't like them and do not favor to be round them. if it truly is the case, perchance you should beware of alternative symptoms of your women seeming to have low vanity and attempt to help them imagine more suitable rather of themselves. it would want to also be that your women are acquainted with getting each thing they prefer, so regardless of if their associates are having widespread social interplay your women may experience betrayed if their associates do not favor to move precisely what your women want them to do. it really is an somewhat diverse situation from lack of self assurance and calls for a diverse frame of mind. you're the perfect choose of which of those may be the case along with your women.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    a lot of the time its laziness as some parents cant be bothered to cook so its off to MacDonald's

    other times its 14 year old sluts that have had kids but never learnt how to cook because they are too busy dropping their knickers instead of learning cooking

    and of course there are those parents who think stuffing loads of food down their kids throats is showing the kids that they "love" them

    anyway enough of my rant

    I am off to lie down now before I explode

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    so why should a 40 year old be able to have it? They could also take the 'eat less food route' couldn't they?

  • 1 decade ago

    No, it's all wrong. Stick them on a diet instead.

  • 1 decade ago

    I dont know what doctor would find that ethical to begin with!

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