Tag Archives: Childhood Obesity

A new study from the Health Department suggests that many parents are failing to recognize weight problems in New York City ’s children. When parents are questioned about their 6- to 12- year-old children, they report that less than a fifth of their kids (18%) are slightly or very overweight.  When the same parents are asked whether a health care provider said their child was overweight during the past year, the proportion answering yes is even lower (13%). Continue reading →