Study finds link between a mother's stress and her child becoming overweight
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - 11:14
in Psychology & Sociology
A mother's stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State University study published in the September issue of Pediatrics, the professional journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study analyzed data collected from 841 children in 425 households in the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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