Grandparents’ affection piling on the pounds in Chinese children

17 julio 2015

Affection from grandparents towards their grandchildren may play a major role in contributing to the childhood obesity pandemic in China, new research reveals. Chinese children who are mainly cared for by their grandparents are more than twice as likely to be overweight or obese, compared with those who are mainly looked after by their parents or other adults. Children who are mainly cared for by a grandparent also consume unhealthy snacks and drinks more frequently.img src=»http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/zz7Joz5MHN0″ height=»1″ width=»1″ alt=»»/
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