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A Child Puts Himself on a Diet
Travis Dove for The New York Times After being bullied about his weight for years, Marshall Reid, a sixth grader from Sanford, N.C., decided to diet, and chronicled his efforts in a book, ?Portion Size Me: a Kid-Driven Plan to a Healthy Family.?On the last day of fourth grade, a fellow student stood in front of Marshall Reid and levied the cruel words that would change his family?s life. ?You?re fat,? he said.
What happened next is chronicled in a story by Jan Hoffman in today?s Dining section. She writes:
Marshall had been bullied about his weight for years. To fortify himself for school, he took comfort in breakfasts of cans of roast beef hash, plus biscuits and gravy. That year, the school fitness report said his body mass index was 32.3. He was emphatically obese.
But it was the student?s jeer that pushed him over the edge. As Marshall walked slowly into the house that day, he said, ?Mom, let?s do the opposite of ?Super Size Me? ?? Morgan Spurlock?s documentary about a McDonald?s-only diet for 30 days ? ?and be healthy for a month. I?m tired of this.?
Marshall brightened, adding, ?We can call it Portion Size Me.?
Portion Size Me not only became a new way of life for Marshall, it also became the subject of daytime talk shows and a new book. To learn more, read the full report, ?A Child?s Helping Hand on Portions,? and then please join the discussion below.
Re: A Child Puts Himself on a Diet
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OMG. I'm laughing so hard right now. {shakes fist at SD}