Perceptions of Childhood Obesity and Diet Quality

Date: 2025-05-26 11:59:48

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One reason kids may not be eating more healthfully is that their parents vastly overestimate the quality of their child’s diet.

For even more on weight control, go to your local public library and check out my book, How Not to Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-diet/), available in print, e-book, and audio. (All proceeds I receive from the book are donated directly to charity.)

For more on childhood obesity, see:
• Infectobesity: Adenovirus 36 and Childhood Obesity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/infectobesity-adenovirus-36-and-childhood-obesity/)
• Formula for Childhood Obesity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/formula-for-childhood-obesity/)
• Animal Protein, Pregnancy, and Childhood Obesity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/animal-protein-pregnancy-and-childhood-obesity/)

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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