WASHINGTON – Pediatricians are expected to observe if children are placing on too many weight — but a new research found less than a fraction of mother and father of heavy children recognition the physician ever saying there was a issue.
Does that mean healthcare doctors aren't testing enough children, or aren't honest enough in these challenging conversations? Or is the real tale parent or guardian denial? The research released Friday can't tell, but makes it clear the information too often isn't getting through.
"It's complicated to say, and it's complicated to listen to," says lead specialist Dr. Eliana Perrin of the School of South Carolina. She examined administration wellness surveys online that included nearly 5,000 mother and father of heavy children from 1999 to 2008.