“Every cockroach is beautiful to his mother’s eyes”? A multicentric study on the perception of child’s health status according to the parent.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results show a misperception of the weight of the children in the parents eyes. The acquisition of healthy behaviour during childhood is extremely important for health in adulthood and for avoiding the onset of associated diseases. Therefore, food education becomes a crucial objective. Children and parents need to increase consciousness of the correct weight and diseases resulting from bad nutrition.

Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene - November 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chiara Salini, Gabriele Messina, Daniele Messina, Nicola Nante Source Type: research