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  • Childhood obesity can lead to serious health issues, making it important for caregivers to accurately understand their children's weight status.
  • A study in China showed that over one-third of caregivers incorrectly assessed their children's weight, with more than half of those with overweight or obese children underreporting their actual weight.
  • Improving caregivers' awareness of children's weight status is essential, especially for males, younger children, and those living in urban areas, to address the issue of childhood obesity.

Article Abstract

What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Childhood obesity has been linked to adverse health outcomes during both childhood and adulthood. An accurate understanding of children's weight status by primary caregivers is essential for effective weight management strategies.

What Is Added By This Report?: The data utilized in this study were obtained from the 2021 Nutrition Improvement Program for Rural Compulsory Education Students in China. It was found that over one-third of primary caregivers underestimated their children's weight status, and more than half of the primary caregivers of overweight or obese children underreported the weight status of those children. A low level of agreement was observed between primary caregivers' perceptions of their children's weight status and the actual weight status.

What Are The Implications For Public Health Practice?: There is a relatively higher underestimation of children's weight in China, which necessitates more effective strategies to enhance the primary caregivers' perception of their children's weight status, especially in primary caregivers of males, younger children and children in urban areas.

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