Research suggests that more than half of parents fail to recognize that their child is fat!!! 55 per cent believe their children are slimmer than they actually are - and instead will describe them as "big boned" or "solid", rather than worried about obesity.
They were less likely to spot the signs of excess weight in boys than in girls, the study found. Fat parents were the least likely to realise their child was overweight or obese. Currently, one in three British children leaving Primary School is fat. Being overweight increases the risk of heart disease, strokes and some cancers.
Nottingham University experts looked at the data on nearly 25000 families. Researcher Abrar Alsahrani said: "identifying weight problems in childhood and adolescence is a unique opportunity to have a lifetime impact on health."
The findings were presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow. Dr. Max Davie, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: this study adds to the idea that as a society we are becoming blind to the obesity epidemic."
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