Teen Obesity Rates Linked To Mother-Child Relationship Earlier On

You can bet that just about all childhood overweight/obesity is one way or another the fault of a parent/guardian.

A mother's relationship with her toddler in terms of sensitivity to their cues and needs, as well as the child's sense of emotional security, impacts on their subsequent chances of being obese teenagers, researchers from the Ohio State University College of Public Health, and Temple University, reported in the peer-reviewed journal Pediatrics.

And the sooner the responsible party is held accountable, the better.