Mothers underestimate underestimate effect on your kids' weight

A survey of 1037 women has revealed a gap, when it comes to weight weight certain problems - including their impact on your children.

Here are some results of the survey – conducted by HealthyWomen.

Not surprisingly, most respondents know that obesity leads to an increased risk of health problems such as high blood pressure (93%), type 2 diabetes (89%), and heart disease (88%).Less as one third of women but know that obesity is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer (26%), gallstones (30%) and breast cancer (23%).While 87% of women believe a parent obesity impact a child's risk, obese, only 28% assign this responsibility to themselves.Only 11% of respondents know that a child obese more than doubles the risk of becoming if the mother is overweight during their first trimester of pregnancy.))

Elizabeth Battaglino Cahill, Executive Director of HealthyWomen says this:

from an early age, children tend to eat the same food as their parents, especially mothers, so exposure to nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables is set not only a good example, but also positioning your child on a lifelong course for a good Gesundheit.Quelle

education is essential, to change, but know is makes the only if you choose to use it.To be sure, begins prevention of childhood obesity and healthy children at home - with both parents (when there are 2 parents involved).

It goes without saying that MOM and dad your ways that will have to change healthy role models for children.

While grow healthy habits in children begins at home, it would be nonsense to 100% who believe responsibility on parents to setzen.Ich a village to raise a child and in this case to a healthy, active child aufzuziehen.Die are stuck to the idea that it takes culture and environment children today may be suspended, you doomed sets doomed. change must take place in communities, schools and various levels of Government, particularly for higher risk children.

Battaglino Cahill, that nice it, summarizes when she says;

Strengthening and training of women is the best way we know to break the cycle of obesity and to promote healthy habits for life of every woman and your loved ones.

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Mothers Underestimate Influence On Their Kids' Weight

A survey of 1,037 women has uncovered a knowledge gap when it comes to certain weight issues - including their influence on their children's weight.

Here are some of the findings of the survey - conducted by HealthyWomen.

Not surprisingly, most respondents know that obesity leads to an increased risk for health problems, such as high blood pressure (93%), type 2 diabetes (89%), and heart disease (88%).Less than one-third of the women, however, know that obesity is associated with increased risk of colon cancer (26%), gallstones (30%), and breast cancer (23%).While 87% of women believe a parent's obesity affects a child's risk of becoming obese, only 28% assign that responsibility to themselves.Only 11% of respondents know that a child's risk of becoming obese more than doubles if the mother is obese during her first trimester of pregnancy.

Elizabeth Battaglino Cahill, Executive Director of HealthyWomen says this:

From an early age, children tend to eat the same foods as their parents, especially mothers, so exposure to nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables is not only setting a good example, but also positioning your child on a lifelong course of good health. Source

Education is central to change, but knowledge is only power if you choose to use it. To be sure, prevention of childhood obesity and healthy children begins at home - with BOTH parents (if there are 2 parents involved).

It goes without saying that mom and dad need to change their ways to become the healthy role-models for children.

While growing healthy habits in children starts at home, it would be folly to put 100% of the responsibility on parents. I firmly believe in the idea that it takes a village to raise a child, and in this case to raise a healthy, active child. The culture and environment children are exposed to nowadays may be one that sets them up for failure. Change needs to take place in communities, schools and various levels of government, especially for higher risk children.

Battaglino Cahill sums it up nicely when she says;

Empowering and educating women is the best way we know to break the cycle of obesity and promote healthy habits for the life of any woman and her loved ones.

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