Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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The terms of service say otherwise but kids still get on here. As the title says.

edited Nov 24 at 14:19

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asked Oct 18 at 21:12

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im 17, learning about health everyday, do you think im too young? – crightfunnylol Oct 19 at 0:23

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Non-enforceable. Pointless question. – Wisper Oct 19 at 0:23

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Don't get shitty with me.. It's in the terms of service and I see a 14 year old asking about inducing keto! – surfin' on a rocket Oct 19 at 2:41

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I think a better question is should people respond to kids who ask questions, it's impossible to prevent kids from using the site, they could just pretend to be adults. – Poop Master MC Oct 19 at 12:50

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I'm not a doctor nor am I a lawyer (but am related to both) and the only issues I see are ones of liability. I would feel a little reluctant to offer health advice to a minor, not knowing full info. And even so, at least an adult is expected to be responsible for taking any advice given over the web. Not so for kids. Can't prevent them from using sites such as this, so being conservative in giving advice seems to be prudent. – MiMintzer Oct 19 at 20:20

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Aughra · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-18 23:03:41Z UTC

When I was a teen there was no paleohacks, so I went on vegan forums and pro-Ana websites. What's your point? Unless we start linking accounts to Facebook or credit cards there's no way to truly monitor it. Lots of people on here have medical issues they wouldn't want publicly known so linking to Facebook/real name system wouldn't be feasible. Best you can hope is that people recognize disordered eating, close those questions, and hope people are being honest and the replies are thoughtful and kind.

jake · Answer 2 · 2012-10-18 23:26:18Z UTC

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all the stuff in the world kids could be doing and you're worried about them learning about health and nutrition? is this a serious question?

answered Oct 18 at 23:26

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I can't +1 this enough. The fact that kids are taking an interest in their health is admirable. – PhysiqueRescue Oct 19 at 4:50

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I agree. I'm fifteen. – Melmac Oct 19 at 19:26

JayJay · Answer 3 · 2012-10-18 23:58:51Z UTC

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EVERYBODY is giving advice to your kids...Commercials, billboards, bimbo teen idols...take up your cause against that first

answered Oct 18 at 23:58

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Do you have kids? – meta Oct 19 at 12:29

yup.............do you? – JayJay Oct 19 at 12:37

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Since I'm not likely to follow up here....Yes I find the above mentioned items far more damaging to their mental well being than if they were actively searching out advice and information on paleo hacks.....or ACTIVELY searching out information ANYWHERE for that matter. – JayJay Oct 19 at 12:41

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So please feel free to continue following me around to accumulate down votes ;) – JayJay Oct 19 at 13:12

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I luv you, JayJay. Even if you are a breeder ;) – Varelse Oct 19 at 20:40

Craig · Answer 4 · 2012-10-18 22:54:22Z UTC

As soon as the 14 year old stops getting responses because he or she is 14, he or she will create a new account and suddenly be 21. What can you do? If you're concerned about what your 14 year old is exposed to on the internet then do something about it--at home.

If you are proposing some sort of age verification for PH, I doubt you will get very far. Age verification and identity verification run hand in hand and its been made pretty clear that a large portion of PH members do not want their true identities exposed on the world wide web.

With that said, I'd rather not see 14 year old children posting on PH.

rooky · Answer 5 · 2012-10-18 22:02:28Z UTC

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I'd be worried about leaving some adults on here.. :P

answered Oct 18 at 22:02

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matthalpenny · Answer 6 · 2012-10-18 23:01:32Z UTC

I think kids should be given the chance to formulate their own opinions and explore new options, even in their diets. If they have no one outside of this site to ask for nutritional information who else can they turn to? I'd much rather see a kid on PH trying to improve his diet than kids kept in the dark on the SAD.

Poop Master MC · Answer 7 · 2012-10-18 23:27:53Z UTC

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There is a lot of talk about poop on this site, but I think it is okay for a 14 year old to learn about poopy problems.

answered Oct 18 at 23:27

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ebrady98 · Answer 8 · 2012-10-19 20:01:41Z UTC

Well, yes. I know this may seem biased as I am 14 (and the 14 year old that asked about ketosis, infact!) but, honestly. There's so much bad info out there that we can access instantly. This is a safe environment, as safe as it gets, compared to some of the stuff that is out there. Why shield us from good information?

August · Answer 9 · 2012-10-18 21:25:04Z UTC

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How do you stop them? It seems to me the best idea is to answer their questions as honestly and clearly as we can. Now, maybe after we answer the first question, we ask them to get their parents permission to be on here, but I am not sure if that is logistically possible, and obviously the parents are letting them surf the internet anyway, so they are already, in a sense, being permissive.

answered Oct 18 at 21:25

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Would you be ok with somebody giving diet advice to your 14 year old? – surfin' on a rocket Oct 18 at 21:59

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It would irritate me but I'd just have to hope my kid has good sense and can research things on their own. I'm pretty sure my parents didn't like my veganphase which was largely Internet driven, but they let me come to my own conclusions and I had to learn to cook for myself. Can't keep kids locked in a box forever. – Aughra Oct 18 at 23:31

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Would you be ok with somebody shoving your 14yr old into a classroom and making him or her listen to them drone on about crap they don't care about? On the internet, demand driven education is going on. Think about it. A 14yr old wants to learn something? They know they aren't being taught meaningful stuff. I worry that I can't help more. It isn't easy to write a response that covers all the bases. I also care about the feelings of the parents, but again, I've got to assume the parents see them going on the internet. If I have kids, they'll know this stuff so that is moot. – August Oct 19 at 13:35

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There's also the reality that if you ban them, and they want the info badly enough, many will lie and say they are adults. So, when we write our responses, we end up assuming they've had more life experience than they really have had, which means we are more likely to confuse them. – August Oct 19 at 13:44

A million times THIS! I would rather them say that they are children/teens because those who will give advice can give better advice. Children and teens are still developing their bodies, brains, and a lot is going on with hormones. That should be taken into consideration. – Varelse Oct 19 at 20:15

rnoel · Answer 10 · 2012-10-19 17:45:31Z UTC

Well, in their health/science classes in school, I assume they are being taught about "healthy whole grains," and the benefits of a low-fat hi carbohydrate SAD, so I would think PH might not be a bad counter-balance to that. Not sure I see the harm, but that's just me.

Matt · Answer 11 · 2012-11-24 14:19:03Z UTC

Definitely think that for liability purposes that if a post is prefaced with "I'm X years old" where X makes them a minor, it needs to be closed.

Of course, that does not stop them from violating the TOS and asking questions without their age, but it does remove some liability from PH.

Varelse · Answer 12 · 2012-10-19 17:38:19Z UTC

It's a parents responsibility to monitor where their child goes on the internet and whether not is appropriate for their family. If you don't think that it's appropriate for children to post then don't respond to them. I don't think that any discussion on paleohacks is worse than a pg-13 movie. That being said I think that the kids who post need to understand that this is an adult board and if they want to post they will be treated like adults. No "don't downvote me, I'm only 16!" stuff.

scottts · Answer 13 · 2012-10-18 23:24:17Z UTC

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Well from time to time there is some NC-17 rated stuff being discussed, so ... But I don't know how you would enforce an age limit in a way that wasn't a pain in the ass.

answered Oct 18 at 23:24

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Honestly, I'd appreciate people just not talking about the X-rated stuff. – Sara S. Oct 19 at 0:18

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Where's this x-rated stuff so I can, umm, review it? – Wisper Oct 19 at 0:23

Well you know, questions about is this bodily fluid paleo, etc. - you get it. Just search if you want to find it. – scottts Oct 19 at 2:41

dieyoung · Answer 14 · 2012-10-19 05:33:21Z UTC

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answered Oct 19 at 5:33

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[meta] Should we let kids use paleohacks?

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