Parents failing to recognize their children's risk for obesity may be contributing to epidemic
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
With 17 percent of US children between ages 2 and 19 classified as obese, new research shows that parents may not be recognizing their own children's risk factors. A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners shows that parents are likely to misperceive their child's weight - especially those parents who are overweight themselves.