Most Parents Not Told By Doctors Their Child Is Overweight, USA

Only 29.1% of parents in America whose children are overweight say their doctor mentioned this problem to them, the rest do not recall ever being asked about their child's bodyweight by a physician or any health care professional, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine reported in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The 29.1% figure is much better than ten years ago - 19.4% in 1999 - but still worryingly low, the authors added. Lead author, Eliana M...

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