A new poll released today shows a large a gap between parents’ perceptions of their children’s weight and expert definitions. According to their parents, 15 percent of children are a little or very overweight, while national data suggest more than twice as many, or 32 percent of all children, are overweight or obese. The poll was conducted by NPR,the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
In addition, only 20 percent of children in households that participated in this poll had a parent who was concerned that his or her child will be overweight as an adult. However, it is estimated that 69 percent of adults are overweight, including 36 percent who are obese and an additional 6 percent who have “extreme obesity.”1 Together, these results indicate that parents may underestimate their children’s current risk for being overweight or obese, and how that risk could continue to impact them as adults.

Children's Obesity and the role of Parents
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Posted 08 June 2013 - 01:47 AM

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Posted 08 June 2013 - 01:50 AM


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Posted 13 July 2013 - 09:30 PM

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Posted 16 July 2013 - 09:07 AM


My people living right next to my home, have 2 kids aged 8 and 6. Both of them are quite plump and they can't insert their shirts to go to school. And whenever I visit their home, the parents will be feeding the kids like they've been in some concentration camps lol. I mean they seriously cannot tuck their shirts in and duh -_-
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Posted 16 July 2013 - 10:33 AM

Reminded me of this picture:
My people living right next to my home, have 2 kids aged 8 and 6. Both of them are quite plump and they can't insert their shirts to go to school. And whenever I visit their home, the parents will be feeding the kids like they've been in some concentration camps lol. I mean they seriously cannot tuck their shirts in and duh -_-
This honestly just made my day

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Posted 06 August 2013 - 03:11 PM

That's just my view on it.
If I offended anyone I am sorry, I didn't mean to.

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