Growing Pains: Many Parents Fail to See Obesity in Children
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Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- When women develop diabetes during pregnancy and don&#39;t get treatment, their kids face an increased risk of childhood obesity, but new research suggests that treatment can essentially eliminate that risk.
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Chubby cheeks and dimpled thighs have long been a mother's proof of a healthy, well-fed baby. But those roly-poly infants now may be a sign of something much different: America's growing problem with weight.
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More than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are plagued with obesity,. The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight.
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A new UK study indicates that many parents of obese children have no idea their offspring have a problem. Researchers based at Plymouthâs Derriford Hospital carried out a survey involving 277 children and
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Apart from upbringing and environment, scientists are discovering that genes and biology are more important in the fight against obesity than previously believed.    "The people who are not increasing their weight have something special - they are resistant to obesity," said Philippe Froguel, an obesity exert and chair of genomic medicine at Imperial College in London...
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Â· Healthier lifestyles offer protection from dementia Â· Overweight children lead to fears of rise in disease
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Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.
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Researchers surveyed parents of 277 children and found only a quarter of them recognised when their offspring were overweight. Where children were obese, a third of mothers and 57% of fathers thought they
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NEW YORK  - Parents' lifestyle choices may  help determine their children's blood pressure, even before  their kids are born, a new study suggests.
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Paris - 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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The stigma that society  attaches to obesity can cause children immediate, and possibly  lasting, harm, according to a research review.
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Giving parents the skills to  cope effectively with their young children's weight problems  can make it easier for these kids to slim down, a study from  Australia shows.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- Your waistline isn't the only one you need to keep an eye on this holiday season -- you also need to make sure your children don't overindulge.
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The children of overweight mothers  are 15 times more likely to be obese by age 6 than children of  lean mothers, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID    WASHINGTON  -- A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday...