Mothers' prompts to eat may affect kids' weight
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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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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- While there's more recognition of the obesity epidemic plaguing American children and many new programs to fight it, the effectiveness of these efforts is not clear, a new federal report warns.
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Sitting down for regular family  meals may protect teen girls from developing eating disorders,  according to a new study published in the Archives of  Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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Parents are often unaware when their children are overweight or obese, a study says.
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Children who eat in large groups may consume nearly a third more than when they are in small groups, a finding that sheds light on the problem of child obesity, a study says.
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Having trouble persuading your child to eat broccoli or spinach? You may have only yourself to blame. According to a study of twins, neophobia &#151; or the fear of new foods &#151; is mostly in the genes.
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Children of mothers who ate more  fish and other seafood while pregnant are smarter and have  better developmental skills than kids of women who ate less or  none, researchers said on Thursday in findings they called  surprising.
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Parents of overweight and obese kids often don't realize that their children are carrying excess pounds, new research shows.
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Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.
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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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Children who are overweight appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life, according to an analysis of British records.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- So-called &quot;baby fat&quot; in young children could be a predictor of weight problems much later on, researchers say.
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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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Children whose mothers smoked even in early stages of pregnancy are at nearly three times greater risk of obesity later in life, according to a Japanese study.
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Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children. Some research indicates youngsters learn attitudes about dieting through observation. For some youngsters, that might mean an unhealthy fixation on body image, experts warn.
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(HealthDay News) -- Many parents may wonder about how frequently their children need to eat, how to regulate snacks, and what to do if their child simply refuses to eat or won't eat very much.