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Parents hate to hear that their children are fat. It is much more difficult for doctors to use the term 'overweight'.
But even suppliers that have mastered the art of tactfully inform parents that Junior must slim down may not share this information with parents.
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The percentage of doctors telling parents that their children are overweight has increased in the last decade, but not enough do -. or they are apparently not communicate in a way that is sinking into
"Parents might be more motivated to follow healthy eating advice and activity if they knew their children were overweight, but very little overweight parents of children say they have never heard that from their doctor, "said Eliana M. Perrin, lead author of the study and associate professor of pediatrics at North Carolina University at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Medicine, in a statement.
Researchers at the UNC looked at 4,985 children aged 2 to 15 who had a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile; Data on children were collected between 1999 and 2008 as part of a national survey.
In 1999, only 19% of parents called a doctor to inform them that their child was overweight. In 2008, this had grown to 29%, which was a step in the desired direction. Yet only 58% of the very obese parents of children reported hearing the news from a doctor.
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Why are not more doctors having this conversation ? Undoubtedly, some prefer to avoid what could not help but be an unpleasant exchange. Yet it is hard to imagine a doctor ignoring a risk factor more prevalent for unhealthy results: researchers estimate that in three American children are overweight
.doctors assuming approach the subject, the key to the motivation of parents and not alienating is sensitive language, according to September 1 study Pediatrics which revealed that mom and dad grind teeth if they hear their beloved described as "chubby" or "fat" or "obese". parents prefer that doctors simply raise the question of the weight of the child, using terms such as "high BMI" or "overweight".
"Many people find the" fat "as pejorative term and judgment," says Rebecca Puhl, lead author of the study and director of research at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at . Yale University "much of the time, suppliers have positive intentions, but the language they use can be seen as blaming, accusatory and not useful."
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