...that kids today are experiencing with dieting and overexercising more than ever before? I don't actually have any statistics to prove it, but I would say say it's a pretty educated guess--because I'm educated, and I'm guessing. It is said that the same-sex parent has the most influence on a kid in regards to their eating habits and how they view their body (there actually IS a study to back that up, you'll just have to ask Siri to find it for ya). Looking around in my community, I see a lot of moms searching for the next best cleanse, the next diet to fix their "problem areas," the next pill, the next workout, the next...next...next. I also see a lot of dads who are so overwhelmed with their job, or life, or paying the mortgage, that they don't put their foot down when their wife is on the never-ending search for that one thing that will finally make her thin and beautiful and loved. From what I can see, it's easier for those husbands to just say "Yes, hon. Whatever makes you happy." and let them continue in their ways. So, as a result, we've got households that have ever-changing menus: Eat this, not that. This-free, that-free. Clean vs. processed. Right ,wrong, good, bad, healthy, unhealthy......and the rules are EVER CHANGING. When the mom's the one planning the meals and buying food for lunches, and the mom is the one who is looking for satisfaction and fulfillment in what she puts in her mouth, is it any wonder that we are raising a generation of kiddos that don't know what they are supposed to eat?