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Parents And Childhood Obesity. The population attributable risk percentage of child obesity associated with parental obesity was 325. A high proportion 2030 of adults is obese. First overweight and obese children and teens are much more likely to become obese as adults compared to normal BMI children and second it is more challenging for these adults to lose the excess weight once they become obese. They can decide to take action and be the healthy role model and source of support that many children desperately.
Very few conditions have a detrimental effect on both the physical and psychological well-being of children as childhood obesity does. Overcoming Childhood Obesity. Child obesity is a major global health problem in both developed and developing countries. Right parenting is very important for childrens to grow better. The population attributable risk percentage of child obesity associated with parental obesity was 325. The role of parents in preventing childhood obesity.
Child obesity is a major global health problem in both developed and developing countries.
It affects children and adolescents alike. Similarly if parents eat fruits and vegetables regularly children nearly 20 are more likely to eat healthy meals than children whose parents do not follow any diet Driscoll par. Preventing Childhood Obesity Requires Changes in Parents and Clinicians Early-Life Care Rates of childhood obesity are at historically high levels in the US yet there are few interventions that promote healthy weight gain in children from infancy to age two a critical period for the development and prevention of childhood obesity. Parents not only give their genetic make-up to their child they can also have influence through the way they parent their children. Parents should not have to suffer in silence worrying that their child may not outlive them due to the dangers and health risks associated with childhood obesity. Studies have observed associations between maternal obesity and childhood development with increased risks of diagnosed disorders such as autism but few accounted for paternal BMI despite epigenetic modifications associated with obesity.