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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most parents find it acceptable to be told about their child's weight status, and the feedback has "minimal" adverse effects for most families, researchers from the UK report.
In 2005, the UK launched its National Child Measurement Program (NCMP), which gives parents information on a child's weight only if they ask for it, Dr. Jane Wardle and colleagues explain in the journal Pediatrics. The National Health Service is currently considering changing policy so that all parents are informed of their child's weight unless they opt out.
Concerns have been raised that telling parents a child is overweight may have adverse consequences, the researchers from University College London add.
Full Story: No harm seen in telling parent child is overweight | Health | Reuters
In 2005, the UK launched its National Child Measurement Program (NCMP), which gives parents information on a child's weight only if they ask for it, Dr. Jane Wardle and colleagues explain in the journal Pediatrics. The National Health Service is currently considering changing policy so that all parents are informed of their child's weight unless they opt out.
Concerns have been raised that telling parents a child is overweight may have adverse consequences, the researchers from University College London add.
Full Story: No harm seen in telling parent child is overweight | Health | Reuters