They found that there was a relatively small increase in BMI that was statistically significantly associated with mothers working, which was even more pronounced for single mums
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What the researchers actually said is that it's likely that mums who work have less time to spend with their kids This ~may~ increase the risk of obesity The answer? FATHERSpic.twitter.com/0Fjrwra5N0
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I mean, basic stuff right? Mothers are working more I WONDER WHO COULD HELP THEM OUT WITH THE KIDS?????pic.twitter.com/vHa0gSiUOO
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But let's go back to the results for a second. We can blame ~at most~ an 0.243 standard deviation increase on SINGLE working mums A bit less on mums working overall That's not even vaguely close to "causing" the obesity epidemic
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So we have a small increase in a vague metric relating to obesity that may or may not be due to mums working. Even if it is, the problem can probably be fixed by dads doing their fair share Sounds a bit less ridiculous than "SINGLE MUMS CAUSE ALL OBESITY IN CHILDREN"
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I'm unconvinced that mums working is the driver behind this obesity increase Much more likely that it's a complex interplay between social and environmental factors like many of these issues
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But even if that's not the case - even if a mum going to work DOES make their child more likely to gain weight - it's still atrocious nonsense to blame mums for the problem It takes two to make a child, after all* *(rare exceptions exist)
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Blog is up on this:https://medium.com/@gidmk/working-mothers-dont-make-children-obese-85325d462274 …
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