Although overweight and obesity are widespread across most of the developed world, a
considerable body of research has now accumulated, which suggests that adiposity often …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Parental perceptions of their children's weight play an
important role in obesity prevention and treatment. The objective of this study was to …

Summary In 2015–2017, the fourth round of the World Health Organization (WHO) European
Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) was conducted in 36 countries. National …

An increasing number of children worldwide are overweight, and the first step in treating
obesity is to identify overweight. However, do parents recognise overweight in their child …

What is already known about this subject Overweight and obesity prevalence estimates
among children based on International Obesity Task Force definitions are substantially …

Introduction: Parents can act as important agents of change and support for healthy
childhood growth and development. Studies have found that parents may not be able to …

The early years represent a critical period of growth and development of health behaviours.
While optimal child growth is associated with a complex set of factors, the importance of diet …

Abstract Purpose of Review Misperception of children's weight status is prevalent among
parents and children themselves and may impact parents' and children's health behaviors …

One might expect that a perception of obesity being a risk factor and disease, contributes to
effective obesity prevention and management strategies. However, obesity rates continue to …

Background Childhood overweight is a growing problem in industrialized countries. Parents
play a major role in the development and the treatment of overweight in their children. A key …