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Parenthood and Child Obesity

A survey found that many Americans whoseThe survey of 2,060 adults, conducted over
children are obese do not see them that way.the summer by Internet research firm
That is worrisome because obese children runKnowledge Networks, collected height and
the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure,weight measurements on the children from
cholesterol problems and other ailments moretheir parents, then used that to calculate
commonly found in adults. And overweightbody mass index. When a child's BMI was
children are likely to grow up to behigher than the 95th percentile for children
overweight  adults.who are the same age and gender, the child
was  considered  obese.
"It suggests to me that parents of younger
kids believe that their children will growBased on what the parents reported, 15
out of their obesity, or something willpercent of the children ages 6 to 11, and 10
change at older ages," said Dr. Matthew M.percent of the children ages 12 to 17, were
Davis, a University of Michigan professor ofobese. The Michigan researchers said that,
pediatrics and internal medicine who led thetoo, suggests parents underestimate their
study,  released  earlier  this  month.children's weight. National estimates
indicate about 17 percent of U.S. children
"When I see a child that is obese at theseare obese under the standard used by the
younger ages, I take that as a sign of waysresearchers.
nutrition can be improved, a child's activity
level can be improved." Among parents with anDr. Reginald Washington, a member of the
obese, or extremely overweight, child ages 6American Academy of Pediatrics and part of
to 11, 43 percent said their child was "aboutthe AAP's committee on childhood obesity,
the right weight," 37 percent respondednoted that in about half of cases where a
"slightly overweight," and 13 percent saidchild is obese, one or both parents are
"very overweight." Others said "slightlyoverweight, too - and parents can take a
underweight."pediatrician's concerns as a personal
affront.
For those with an obese child ages 12 to 17,
the survey found more awareness that weightExperts said doctors need to help parents
was a problem. Fifty-six percent said theirbetter understand the health risks of
child was "slightly overweight," 31 percentchildhood obesity. "Obesity isn't just
responded "very overweight," 11 percent saidsomething that affects the clothes that you
"about the right weight" and others saidbuy or how you are perceived by your friends
"slightly  underweight."and your schoolmates," Davis said. "It is
something that can have health effects, not
Dr. Goutham Rao, clinical director of theonly  in  adulthood  but  in  childhood."
Weight Management and Wellness Center at
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, saidAlvaro Castillo has been writing about health
obesity in children isn't as easy to identifyand specializing pregnancy along with how to
as in adults. "Plus, because of the socialdeal with the first year of their baby's life
stigma, it's not something that parents arefor 10 years, helping women with positive
willing  to  admit  to  readily,"  Rao  said.results.



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