Chinese Child Obesity - Blame Indulgent Grandparents

Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 08:10 in Health & Medicine

A new paper says that Chinese grandparents tend to indulge, overfeed and protect grandchildren in their care from physical chores, thus increasing their risk of obesity. The underlying motive for the action of grandparents may be affection for their treasured grandchild and stems from their personal experiences, misunderstanding and poor recognition of the adverse health effects of childhood obesity. read more

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