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Friday, February 19, 2010

Kids Cared for by Grandparents at Increased Risk of Obesity

Children who are cared for by their grandparents are more likely to be overweight or obese, according to a new study from University College London.
  • Researchers led by Dr. Catherine Law used health records from over 12,000 children ages nine months to three years old enrolled in the Millennium Cohort Study.
  • If grandparents took care of the children part-time, the children's risk for being overweight rose by 15 percent
  • If grandparents took care of them full-time, the obesity risk increased to 34 percent.
The study appeared in the International Journal of Obesity.

Labels: causes of childhood obesity, grandparents

Posted By: Aspen/CRC