More than 40 percent of 2,060 parents with obese children ages 6 to 11 describe them as "about the right weight," according to the recent National Poll on Children's Health by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
Only 13 percent of parents with obese kids ages 6 to 11 recognize them as being very overweight, compared with nearly a third of parents with children ages 12 to 17. Researchers say if parents don't see the problem, efforts to address childhood obesity may have limited success. (Read More)
Source: Indy Star
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