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RE: Poor diet is now the number one killer in England
That is mostly likely all (mostly) present in one half of the population. It is going to effect mental health, cognitive ability and emotional stability. THe future is not bright for many yet, feeding your kids shit is not classed as child abuse.
The Marmot Report sets out the structural inequalities that lead to poor health in England and the political, economic and social changes that are needed to address them. Framing poor diet as child abuse wouldn't tackle the underlying inequalities and victimises people who are already subject to huge injustice and unfairness. Marmot makes interesting points about the relationship between positive self-esteem and good health (or just "health") and the extent to which poor and disadvantaged people are both demonised culturally and exploited commercially.
Public health is a mixed blessing. It was a great idea when it confined itself to clean water, proper sanitation and public baths. Now it engages in highly questionable activities, often manipulative, and some of them an outrageous waste of time. The health trainers programme is one dubious example: based on a discredited theoretical model and unable to produce clear evidence of outcomes either in terms of health or any other indicators, millions of pounds have been spent on this programme.
It would be interesting to know, @revisesociology, whether there is any relationship between these trends and the Health and Social Care Act 2012, which brought about a major re-structuring of health services and introduced clinical commissioning groups, many of which are facing bankruptcy, and which was an appalling political decision. Worse than the decision to hold a referendum to leave Europe? Hard to say, but both of them are distrastrous for the majority of the population.
I don't care how a government defines child abuse, I am concerned with the parents that don't recognise it as such. People should stop parenting via proxy and start actively researching for themselves.
That would be wonderful if we had a political system that supported it and an education system that enabled it. Unfortunately, our education system is about compliance rather than empowering citizens, and we have a political administration that is consistently violating the human rights of large numbers of its citizens, including 'the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions.'.
Hey, just sending my best wishes, hope you're holding up :-)
Yes, thank you :) just had a few hours break this weekend, a chance to catch up a little 😊 Hope all is well with you 😍
The problem with it is that, this is happening globally and also in places like Finland (where I am ) where there is almost zero need for it. THere is a cultural aspect to it outside of the government levels of control.
The Marmot study is a classic!
I'm not sure that behavioural health interventions work... it would be far more effective to just tackle inequality more generally I think!
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It wouldn't surprise me if that starts to happen here in the UK... closer monitoring of parenting diet habits by the state!
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