What’s Making Your Kid Fat? YOU

Posted by Natalia Brady at 7/13/2009 3:16 PM
Categories: obesity,healthy living,health issues,health,Weight Loss
Tags: exercise childhood obesity overweight kids and parents parental influence weight



A recent British study done by scientists at the Peninsula Medical School discovered that genetics are not the cause of obesity. In fact, children become obese through the influence of their same-sex parent. In other words, if a girl has an overweight mother, she is more likely to become obese and a boy with an overweight father is more likely to be obese. This suggests that behavioral factors play a greater role in determining a child’s weight in comparison with genetics.


The study was conducted on 226 British families. It was found that mothers who are obese are 10 times more likely to have an obese daughter, whereas obese fathers are only 6 times more likely to have an obese son. Interestingly, no link was found between child obesity and opposite-sex parents.

 

These findings suggest that it is actually influence from parents that causes children to become obese. Therefore, in order to combat childhood obesity parents much change their lifestyles and behaviors to set a good example for their kids, so they too will not have to deal with all the health complications related to obesity later in life. The apple really does not fall far from the tree.

article provided by www.healthplanone.com

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