Parental Underestimation of Their Child’s Overweight and Obesity: Influence of Feedback From a Health Care Provider in a Nationally Representative Sample
Parental underestimation of their child's overweight and obesity is widespread and strongly associated with the absence of provider feedback. Clinical communication may represent a low-cost, scalable strategy to improve parental perception of unhealthy weight and support early intervention.
Authors
- Brian G. Moss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1514-2426)
Institutions
- Wayne State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549261418595
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00