A third of parents with children under the age of four years think their child has become overweight.<\/p>\n
A study of 1,192 parents with children under the age of four, found that 31 per cent of parents had concerns their child was overweight, but 22 per cent weren’t really worried about it.<\/p>\n
The majority of parents \u2013 51 per cent \u2013 were concerned about the problem, with 7 per cent putting them on a diet plan.<\/p>\n
Of those parents who were not concerned, 48 per cent put the heftiness down to puppy fat and 26 per cent blamed it on the child’s genes.<\/p>\n
Mark Pearson of MyVoucherCodes.co.uk which conducted the research said: \u201cIt was surprising to see that a quarter of the parents who believe that they have overweight children simply put it down to their genes. Whilst this could be a possibility, parents have to bear in mind that children aged four or under shouldn\u2019t be overweight; and diet and exercise is important for their child to develop properly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst children as young as this regularly do grow out of their \u2018puppy fat;\u2019 there is no harm in keeping an eye on your child\u2019s weight, as it reduces the risk of your child become unhealthy. As long as your child eats healthily and gets plenty of time to run around and play though, they should be happy and healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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