Youth Health – Ji Hyun Joo
“The causes of child obesity have been studied and analyzed throughout the years, with genetics, poverty and limited access to health foods making it onto the list…A new study published in the journal Preventive Medicine suggests that parenting style can also affect a child’s weight and health…Results of the study reportedly showed that preschool and school-level kids born to authoritarian parents were 35 to 41 percent more likely to be obese than those with authoritative ones. There was reportedly a 44 percent and 26 percent increased obesity risk among children with authoritarian and negligent parents.”(more)