Title: Study reveals parents' poor eating habits are to blame for childhood obesity, NOT fast food | Daily Mail Online
Headings: Study reveals parents' poor eating habits are to blame for childhood obesity, NOT fast food
Study reveals parents' poor eating habits are to blame for childhood obesity, NOT fast food
Not only are these bad habits observed at home, they are enforced in schools that lack healthy food options.
Childhood obesity is on the rise and parents are the ones to blame
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Content: Children often eat a diet low in fruits and vegetables because their parents don't take the time to cook healthy meals for them
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After separtaing the children into groups and observing their calrie intake, researchers attempted to discover what aspects of childrens diets made them more susceptible to childhood obesity and why. What they found was that health goes beyond where children eat, it's why they eat there, and what sorts of eating habits they observe in their families. 'The study presented strong evidence that the children's diet beyond fast- food consumption is more strongly linked to poor nutrition and obesity,' said Jennifer Poti, doctoral candidate in UNC's Department of Nutrition and co-author of the study. ' While reducing fast-food intake is important, the rest of a child's diet should not be overlooked.' Furthermore, Popkin said that taking the time to enforce healthy eating habits from a young age will lead children to become healthier adults. 'Children who rely on fast foods may tend to have parents who do not have the means, desire or time to purchase or prepare healthy foods at home,' Popkin said. ' This is really what is driving children's obesity and what needs to be addressed in any solution.' According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity has more than doubled in Children and more than tripled in adolescents in the last 30 years. The CDC's tips on obesity prevention supports the importance of families and schools in impacting children's dietary decisions. They say that, 'The dietary and physical activity behaviors of children and adolescents are influenced by many sectors of society, including families, communities, schools, child care settings, medical care providers, faith-based institutions, government agencies, the media, and the food and beverage industries and entertainment industries.'