plumlucky, what happens often in cases like these, is that currently (and fortunately), the kids are burning as much energy as they are consuming. But most people that I know (and I'm talking about 90% of my friends that I've known from University) gained all their weight after highschool. The problem is that they keep eating the same junk they did as kids (+beer lol), but don't exercise as much, plus, your metabolism slows down as you age. So eventually, it catches up with them. So once people are use to a way of eating, it is very difficult to change. I see people my age (30s) trying really hard to correct years of bad eating habits. And so far, I can only think of one person that succeeded, others are probably going to be attempting to diet all their lives.
So even if kids 'look' healthy, they might be far from it. A 10 year old boy who smokes will still appear healthy and not show any signs of cancer, but check again in 20 years. We're a very reactive society. We wait until the problem is right in our faces before fixing it. (and often don't).
This comment is not for plumlucky, just a generaly rant. Just because people look healthy, doesn't mean they are. Kids that eat like what we've described above have greater chances at heart disease and other problems.
Many health problems that we have today we've created ourselves.
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