Parental Obesity: Overweight Mother Shamed Off A Rollercoaster Ride, Lost 50 Kilos

Donna McCann from Glasgow was shamed off a rollercoaster ride for being overweight. The formerly obese McCann, who had fondness for sugary drinks, lost 50 kilos (eight stones) as a result from the humiliating event.

The Daily Mail reports that Donna McCann had to face the hard facts about her obesity when she was ordered off the ride for safety reasons. Because of her obese condition, the harness in the ride could not fasten securely around McCann's 43-inch waistline.

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"I would start the day with a cup of tea with seven teaspoons of sugar, two packets of crisps, bars of chocolate and three cans of soft drinks, all before lunch," Donna McCann shared. "At midday I would feast on a big takeaway from a fast food shop washed down with more cans of drinks."

Besides the sugary drinks, snacks were also a constant companion for Donna McCann. While she prepared a big dinner for the family, McCann would be having snacks.

Her mother, Christina, worried that McCann would suffer from health complications from obesity. Christina tried to subtly direct McCann toward weight loss. Although Donna McCann tried a few times her weight loss attempts failed.

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After being embarrassed on that particular trip to the carnival, Donna McCann decided to address her obesity. Among the steps Donna McCann took was to join Weight Watchers. McCann also signed up for a hula hoop fitness class. Consistency was Donna McCann's ally in her mission to lose weight.

After two years, Donna McCann finally found more energy for physical activities with her four-year old son Kayden. Donna McCann lost a total of 50 kilos (110 pounds). In saving herself, Donna McCann may also have saved her son from the risk of obesity.

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Medscape reports that the study "Parent (Eating) Behaviors and Food Preferences Predict Child Eating Behaviors and Food Preferences: The Familial Association" links parental obesity to weight issues in children. According to the study, obesity in parents may predict the likelihood of obesity in children.

Both genes and the family environment reportedly are the factors that play into the link between parental and offspring obesity. Based on the study, as well as these can influence detrimentally, genetic and early environmental experience in food can establish healthy eating patterns and deflect obesity risk.