Advertisement Dads Who Get More Involved In Raising Their Kids May Be Helping To Lower The Youngsters’ Risk Of Obesity

“Fathers who get more involved in raising their children may be helping to lower their kids’ risk of obesity,” researchers concluded after examining “how often fathers of young children participated in parenting activities like caregiving, making meals and playing outside and how much they weighed in on decisions related to nutrition, health and discipline when their kids were two and four years old.” The study revealed that by “age four, kids were 30 percent less likely to be obese if their fathers increased the amount of time they spent taking children outside for walks and play, compared to those whose dads remained more hands-off.” The findings were published online in Obesity. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-fathers-child-obesity-idUSKBN19C2EF