Researchers emphasize parent's role in keeping kids at a healthy weight

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Researchers emphasize parent's role in keeping kids at a healthy weight

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/researchers-emphasize-parents-role-keeping-kids-healthy-weight-181626004.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5A5_FyrxViIcoZiqpS37gQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/shutterstock_11.d6719150758.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Researchers emphasize parent's role in keeping kids at a healthy weight" align="left" title="Researchers emphasize parent's role in keeping kids at a healthy weight" border="0" /></a>Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine surveyed a group of parents whose children were undergoing obesity treatment and found many of them unwilling to acknowledge weight problems and the health implications they could have. Growing evidence suggests parents play an essential role in teaching children healthy habits and making sure they stick. Researchers say that to keep children healthy or solve weight problems, parents must accept the importance of regular physical activity and be aware of the consequences of unhealthy habits developed during childhood. In the study, researchers called upon 202 parents of children enrolled in an obesity clinic at the Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island to respond to a survey investigating how to manage their children's health.</p><br clear="all"/>

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