"A weight loss intervention directed at parents of overweight children may be as effective as interventions directed at both parents and children, study findings suggest.But with no resolve to punish parents for abusing their kids, there is no incentive for parents to do the right thing.
Over 10 months, children younger than 11 years fared better in the parent-only program, while older children lost more weight through the family-based program, report Dr. David M. Janicke, of the University of Florida in Gainesville, and colleagues.
'Parents exert an enormous influence on their children,' Janicke told Reuters Health. Providing a means for parents to help children adopt healthier lifestyles 'is critical to helping improve health and weight status in children," he said."
And so the abuse goes on.
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