Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Well-meaning dads may be over-feeding their toddlers and increasing the risk of childhood obesity, according to a QUT and Flinders University study being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna today. The researchers compared mothers’ and fathers’ feeding practices and their preliminary evidence suggests dads are more likely to want their child to “eat up” and gain weight, despite feeling less responsible overall for meal giving. (more)