Maggie Goes on A Diet: Controversial Children's Book Aimed at Overweight Kids, plus Keith...

Maggie Goes on A Diet: Controversial Children's Book Aimed at Overweight Kids, plus Keith Ablow is a DOUCHE.

My first thought when viewing this news piece about the new kids' book:  "Maggie Goes on A Diet" was--  

"WHAT A GREAT WAY to get eyeballs to your OTHER books."  Right?  Make enough people angry or inspired -- we might go check out what else you've written.  It always works.

I can't get the video code to stick here, so go watch it, note please that the author is also Of Size Himself.

Dr. Keith Ablow supports this book, while being an asshole!  

Maggie Goes on a Diet, a new book by children's author Paul Michael Kramer, is drawing fire from those who believe it inappropriately focuses children on their weight and, by doing so, could lead to eating disorders. In the book, Maggie, a 14-year-old girl who is very overweight and has a negative self-image goes on a diet, works hard at it, loses weight and becomes a soccer star at school. She likes herself better, so the story ends happily-ever-after.

The same people criticizing Paul Michael Kramer and his Maggie Goes on a Diet are the people handing out ribbons and trophies to their kids whether they win or lose.

They're the people who are letting their kids use Facebook and disseminate mini-reality-bending, narcissism-inducing autobiographies of themselves to hundreds of fake "friends."

They're the people who are buying candy and ice cream for their overweight sons and daughters because saying "no" might injure them in some mysterious way that has never been proven—ever.

These are the people who also, by the way, fuel America's false economy with fake stimulus packages and bailouts and the printing of fake currency.

Maggie is a brave 14-year-old taking charge of her nutritional status, her weight and her life.

I think she's a fabulous role model—far better than the size 20 women who go on talk shows and lie about how happy they are with their bodies. And Paul Michael Kramer is a brave author for bringing her to life.

Hopefully, some of those Americans who would rather hear that everything will be okay as long as we tell every child how perfect she is, will actually read his book, too.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/23/psychiatrist-promot es-controversial-diet-book-for-kids/#ixzz1W2iCJt8V