Obesity in children and the parents' Role - Chera McCabe

markdavis0011 · Jun 20, 2013

Children obesity is going to be the major issue which is required to be noticed very seriously by all the parents. These stats are shared by a Health and wellness graduate assistant, Chera McCabe.

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.
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scratcho · Jun 20, 2013

Absolutely the parents responsibility. But if a parent is not responsible for themselves(as can be seen everywhere)they aren't going to be such for their children.

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