Study: Parents Don't See Obesity in Their Children Wed Mar
17, 2004 06:45 AM ET By Patricia Reaney
LONDON (Reuters) - Parents are so accustomed to seeing
overweight youngsters that many fail to realize when their
own children are obese, British researchers said on
Wednesday.
It is a worrying trend according to scientists at the
Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, England because being
overweight and obese increases the risk of suffering from a
variety of illnesses later in life.
Obese children are also more likely to develop Type 2
diabetes, a disease previously seen only in adults.
"A third of the mothers and 57 percent of dads actually saw
their obese child as normal," said Alison Jeffery, a member
of the research team at the medical school.
"Quite a few parents are not recognizing it as a problem.
They are not recognizing the health risks either," she added
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