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Nutrition Month spotlights child obesity, body image

In observance of National Nutrition Month, AAP News asked William Dietz, M.D., FAAP and Loraine Stern, M.D., FAAP, co-editors of the Academy's newest book for parents, Guide to Your Child's Nutrition (Villard, 1999), to discuss key issues on children and nutrition.

Q: How have the key nutritional issues changed over the last decade or so?

Dr. Dietz: The prevalence of obesity has doubled among children and adolescents between 1980 and 1994. The pre-occupation with body weight is much more prominent among young girls than it has been before. We have no data on feeding interactions, but my impression is that these are common sources of disagreement within families.

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