: Episode 1028 - Gina Grad joins Vinnie today to discuss pressure from parents as far as dieting goes, and the short and long term effects of such pressures. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club PRESSURE FROM PARENTS Many kids feel pressure to diet from their parents This can lead to unhealthy eating behavior in kids Your kids can also then transmit this behavior to their kids Encourage your kids to eat healthy, not to diet You are setting an example to your kids with what you eat Set a positive relationship with food Reality TV is awful for kids Both for the kids who watch and the kids who are in it Part of why Vinnie doesn't call NSNG a diet is because diet can have this negative connotation Kids don't need another diet, they need a healthy lifestyle!