Obesity in children is an ongoing issue in America and scientists may have just found the reason behind it. A new study says that parents who are not hands-on in dealing with their kids during meal time are more likely to have kids with eating disorder. Such disorder involves extreme snacking, which then leads to them being overweight.
In an article published by Psych Central, scientists from different institutions namely the University of Michigan, Baylor College of Medicine and Temple University; recently released a study regarding how uninvolved parenting can greatly affect a child's diet. Parents should be aware that snacking is a big deal when it comes to their child's health. Most parents don't see it as a factor that affects their child's development, which is why it is often seen as not a big deal.
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According to the Society For The Study Of Ingestive Behavior, obesity is considered a disease that involves the brain. Parents who are not monitoring their children's snacking behavior are prone to having their kids experience this disease. This study exposed the snacking habits of kids and it starts from their preschool years up to when they are formally introduced to grade school. These years are crucial because it is when kids are starting to build their own lifestyle.
Researchers also found out that most of these kids who have been in the habit of unhealthy snacking are exposed to the Western diet. This means that these kids are more into foods that contain no nutrition to their body and are rather full of fats and sugars, which contribute to the case of obesity in the country. This is a wake-up call for parents who are not that involved when it comes to the diet of their children.
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