More playtime with dad linked to lower obesity risk for young kids stat : Reuters

(Reuters Health) - Fathers who get more involved in raising their children may be helping to lower their kids' risk of obesity, a U.S. study suggests. The study wasn't a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how fathers' involvement with kids directly impacts children's' odds of obesity. "When fathers take children outside to play, they both experience the benefits of physical activity, which reduces the risk of obesity," Morgan said by email. Even though some fathers got more involved in decision-making during the study, this didn't appear to influence kids' odds of obesity. Fathers' involvement in playtime may have many benefits for kids, noted Philip Morgan, a researcher at the University of Newcastle in Australia who wasn't involved in the study.




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Meal sizes, sugary drinks closely linked to childhood obesity

The results suggest that meal sizes and sugary drinks are closely linked to childhood obesity, said Jayne Fulkerson, a lead author of the study from the U's School of Nursing. Other counseling messages — such as eating more fruits and vegetables — didn't really sink in for the families, the study found. "We tend to do that in research — too many messages," Fulkerson said. Two years ago, University of Minnesota researchers reported that parent and family counseling on eating habits could reduce childhood obesity. But children in the counseling group were less likely to gain unhealthy weight anyway.


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