An Aug. 17 editorial on the website of Springfield, Illinois, newspaper The State Journal-Register praised overweight teenager Scott Basso for his participation in the Wellspring Academies weight loss program and the Style Network show Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back:
A report last year by Trust for America’s Health ranked Illinois 10th in the nation in childhood obesity, with 34.9 percent of children here classified as obese.
Those statistics may frame the problem, but they only tell the numerical side of the story. The real story of the problems obesity can cause can come only from going through the struggle yourself or watching someone close to you fight that battle.
That’s why we give a lot of credit to 14-year-old Scott Basso. The Athens High School freshman-to-be has struggled mightily with his weight for much of his life. ...It takes courage to share a struggle as personal and emotional as this even with close relatives and friends. For a teenager to share it with a television audience is especially courageous.
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Posted By: My Overweight Child
