A study conducted at Texas A&M University finds that the amount of quality time parents spend with their children has a direct relation to the rates of childhood obesity. The study also found that the amount of time spent with a child and his or her mother was more important than the amount of time spent with the father. The greatest impact was in children 9-11 years old. Teenagers (13- to 15-year-olds) were also affected, but not to the same degree as the younger children. Because of the epidemic of childhood obesity, researchers wanted to study the connection between working parents and how their stress may influence their children's nutrition. Another note the study found was that as parents' incomes rise so do their children's body mass index. Read more about the study online at http://www.emaxhealth.com/109/6962.html.