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Controversial Book Encourages Dieting for Kids as Young as 6

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    Is it safe for young girls to worry about self image?

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-- Juliette Maggie goes on a diet that's a new children's book about an overweight teen who loses -- become her school's soccer star.

The book is not on store shelves until October but it's already generating a third lot of controversy joining us for fair balanced debate shocked to -- remaining who runs the heart diabetes and weight loss centers of New York.

And parenting expert and founder of the daily affair dot com Stacy.

-- and good morning to both the view noise a lot of people are weighing in on this book and Stacey you feel it might be a bit too early to be telling kids.

About dieting when -- talking about age six.

Why it is -- to what's the harm okay this is what is going to spark.

Tons of eating disorders in young girls.

As a girl.

And and as a woman.

Our -- self esteem resides -- too much in our looks and this book is just adding more fuel to the fire this book was written by a man.

Who does not have a daughter.

And I myself had -- and eating disorder for many many years and I have 2 daughters and I -- Freaked out by this book because I think this is gonna do way more harm than good doctor.

-- it might this lead to more eating disorders already loads of pressure on kids because of what they see in the media and all these -- fashion magazines first of all I respectfully.

Massively disagree with stakes.

More I am a Florida.

I have politicized the barrier Patrick practice.

The biggest problem with facing today is childhood obesity it's an epidemic no quit -- high blood sugar high cholesterol.

High blood pressure and it's a lot of problem now more more children with fatty -- the new face of diabetes is a twelve year old child.

Not only that there are many other other than the weight.

We need dietary intervention in this country needed -- eight yeah.

-- -- Locally not I completely agree that we have a huge problem with obesity is actually in our children how ever.

You do not have a young child going on this scale and starting an obsession.

With his or her own body.

That is -- it psychologically.

And physiologically.

But don't you have to seek this out it's not as if it's on every -- -- you're looking for help you have to go look for this book absolutely.

But I think it's not a pervasive message an -- don't exactly but we do need to make a distinction between healthy eating.

And dieting.

You that I think -- its first of all do not work so it's okay it's okay good message of this book is simply make healthy choices and -- absolutely and that we can.

Korea that she's wanted -- to do that.

Contract -- Barry -- position -- treating in my new York and Lake Success office more more children.

And by the way these obese children -- the prodigy of obese parents -- to attack it generally now healthy eating there's a misconception.

-- over -- of fruit fruit juices and cereals.

To a much showed up too much carbohydrates too much fast food we need health education and -- -- this.

It resolutely however there's another thing about this book the message in this book is that this girl goes from being -- pudgy girl who.

But being a loser to all of a sudden she is -- and her life takes up and she is fabulous and everything works out for and -- yes.

She does become the star on the soccer -- is that message the wrong one now lets you know.

Right then if you lose the -- the -- -- right one you're gonna contribute what I don't know.

-- -- orders in this leads to adult obesity it has to be attacked.

Do you know but studies now show that a -- -- sought since childhood but there -- -- blood vessel changes in children who are at risk.

And the biggest thing now with this fatty liver not only that with the -- one type a diet.

That obesity and getting -- that.

There -- -- mood changes their behavior changes their sub clinical vitamin deficiencies a lot of problems because of lack of help educate -- -- have a feeling we can continue this tonight for another half hour boat captain but -- wanna hear from you folks on this.

At fox Dave Briggs on Twitter email us at friends at foxnews.com Dr.

Manny -- Stacy -- great debate intriguing and I don't think people can.

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