Young Kids May Be More Likely To Gain Weight During Childhood If Their Parents Think They Are Overweight.

eports the findings of a study published online in Pediatrics suggest that “young children were actually more likely to gain weight during childhood if their parents thought they were overweight.” After monitoring some 3,500 youngsters in Australia, researchers “found that those who were overweight when they were four or five years old, and whose parents viewed them as overweight, gained significantly more weight by their 13th birthday.” Reuters (4/21, Rapaport) and HealthDay (4/21, Dotinga) also cover the story. http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/health/overweight-obese-kids-parent-perceptions/