Thanks for the new article, Demi, although now I'm even more depressed.
God, I hope that's not really true. What a horrible thought. I'd like to think that childhood is the time to catch and treat such things, because then the child can develop positive habits before becoming an adult.

Certainly parents should be held responsible for what they feed their children, but once the kids are old enough to spend their own money on fast food, the parents have less and less control/knowledge of what they eat. The 13-year-old mentioned in the article was probably still getting most of her food at home, but I think that from 15 or 16 on, all parents can do is pray. (Teaching kids correct nutrition from the start is key, obviously.)

Off-topic: I love to read stuff from the UK press! They are refreshingly direct (sometimes even harsh). It's a nice change from my usual (US) sources of information.