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I have been noticing a lot of overweight children lately. I went to a kids baseball game last week and saw a chubby 3 year old drinking a Coke, caffeine and all, sitting next his overweight parents. I think it's totally irresponsible on the parent's part to allow their kids to have whatever they want.  
 
Now, I am ALL FOR treating kids to the ice cream shop or going out for pizza. However I am talking about parents that allow their children to drink pop with their meals and have chips and candy for snacks on a daily basis. Can anyone provide any reasoning as to why a parent would continue to feed their children nutrient deficient foods like these?