Children neglected by their parents are at greater risk of obesity. One study shows that kids were stress turn to food.
A study at Temple University by Dr. Robert Whitaker shows a link between neglected kids and childhood obesity. The study shows that children eat because they feel stress.
Looking back on my own childhood, I can see why I would've turned to the food for comfort. There are things going on with my family were out of my control and I worked hard to please everyone, yet still felt like something was my fault. The only way to relieve my stress was to bury myself in a bank of candy or cookies.
While there is no cure for obesity, we never have more evidence that points to parental decisions or lack thereof as the reason for it.
The growing epidemic of childhood obesity says a lot about the nature of the majority of the parents in our society. The fact that people in general are much busier these days than they ever have been and you can see where kids might be neglected or at least feel like they are.
If there is any truth to the study done by a doctor would occur, the answer to childhood obesity lies within strengthening parenting skills and putting the focus on property nutrition and exercise.
