The basic issue is that this was an observational trial that found a very marginal risk increase for the children of working mums in terms of BMI
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In other words, kids whose mothers worked were a little heavier than those whose mums stayed at home
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But it's hard to know whether this was due to the mothers working, or other societal factors at play
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Even worse AS THE STUDY AUTHORS THEMSELVES NOTED one easy solution to this whole dilemma was fathers doing a bit more childcare themselves
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Ultimately, blaming mothers is just tired nonsense spruiked by alarmist media outlets Mothers shouldn't worry that they're harming their kids by going to work
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If you're interested, the blog above goes into much more detail!
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Do you dispute the idea that people cooking less at home and eating more prepared foods and fast foods contributes to obesity?
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When you say "people" do you mean women? And did you read the article? (Genuine question- I know that asking clarifying questions on Twitter can be read as aggressive)
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Working mums who feed their kids donuts might.
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People need to admit, it's just affordability:http://www.econtalk.org/the-economics-of-obesity/ …
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