UK: Parents often unaware their children are obese
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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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Americans are beginning to realize  that childhood obesity is a real problem and are even starting  to do something about it, but there is no way to tell what  actually works, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.
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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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Parents have long griped that having children sidetracks their best-laid exercise plans. Now they have evidence.
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The diets of pregnant women may have an important role in determining whether their children will be obese later in life, a new study suggests.
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Britain faces &#39;losing a generation&#39; of children to obesity-related disease, the Duchess of York has warned. Speaking as guest editor of BBC Radio 4&#39;s flagship Today programme, Sarah Ferguson called on the government to take action and tackle the problem.
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Absent parents refusing to support their children could be 'named and shamed' on a UK government website.
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NEW YORK  - Children's tendency to become   overweight might have something to do with how their mothers   urge them to eat, a new study hints.
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Obese pregnant women can avoid  weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their  babies, a small study suggests.
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Rising obesity trends mean that by 2010, half of all UK mums-to-be could be above ideal weight, experts warn.
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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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Â· Children's eating habits even worse than adults Â· Food-related ill health can cost NHS Â£6bn a year
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Many parents with obese or overweight children fail to recognise their child has a weight problem, a new study shows. The findings published in today&#39;s British Medical Journal found some
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A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes, the kind that starts in pregnancy, is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
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Most parents do not care whether their child gets enough exercise despite soaring childhood obesity rates, a survey shows.
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NEW YORK  - Parents of overweight and obese  kids often don't realize that their children are carrying  excess pounds, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Many parents of children classified as overweight or even extremely overweight do not perceive their child as being excessively heavy, with some wrongly believing that their child is "about the right weight," new research suggests.