Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
A recent study published in the Journal of Childhood Obesity suggests that a parent's opinion of whether their child is overweight has become less harsh.
Most parents believe their kids to be sized just right, even if that son or daughter weighs more than they should. This is in contrast to similar research done two decades ago.
Dustin T. Duncan, assistant professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University's Langone Medical Center, led the study, and he tells more.