Nearly 1 in 3 parents whose children were referred to an obesity clinic did not perceive their child's weight as a health problem, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that 31 percent of parents of obese or overweight children considered their child's health to be excellent or very good, and 28 percent of parents did not view their child's weight as a health concern.
It might be hard for parents to be objective about their child's weight and health unless someone else, such as a pediatrician or school nurse, points out that there may be a problem, said lead author Dr. Kyung Rhee, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
[For more of this story, written by Cari Nierenberg, go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/28/many-parents-think-their-obese-child-is-healthy_n_5627602.html]
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