Parents fail to recognise overweight in children
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26/11/2004 - Healthy foods targeted at children may be coming up against a critical barrier to sales - most parents fail to recognise obesity and overweight problems in their children, according to a study out tomorrow.
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Parents of overweight and obese kids often don't realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.
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The belief that obesity can be thwarted by getting tubby kids to exercise more is misplaced, says a study among nursery-school children.
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The more overweight a child, the more likely he or she is to be absent from school, a new report suggests.
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A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight.
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Epidemic of overweightness means monitoring is needed from infancy onwards, expert warns.
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Children born to mothers who  developed diabetes during pregnancy are more likely to be  overweight or obese than their peers, according to a new study.
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It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished &#151; and that includes some of the people who are too fat.
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Parents have long griped that having children sidetracks their best-laid exercise plans. Now they have evidence.
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Parents consistently and substantially underestimate their childrenÂs use of alcohol and other drugs, a new study has found.
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A survey found that many Americans whose children are obese do not see them that way
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Many parents struggle to know which foods are healthy for their children, a survey shows.
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Many parents have no idea that their child could be overweight, according to a study which found that offspring who are chronically fat are typically viewed by their mother and father as being of normal weight.
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NEW YORK  - Preschool children who are regularly given sugary drinks between meals are more likely to be overweight than their peers, new study findings suggest.
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Investigators have found that  children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI)  prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in  late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age  of 9 years than other children of the same age. The amount of  weight mothers put on during pregnancy, however, had no effect  on their child&#39;s body fat.
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Even young children can paint a picture of their health and well-being, though it doesn't always match parents' perceptions, research shows.
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Obesity has been a factor in at least 20 child protection cases, the BBC learns, as some doctors view it as neglect.