3 Risk Factors Predict Childhood Obesity More Than Any Others: What Are They? Contrary to popular opinion, poor diet and lack of exercise aren’t risk factors for childhood obesity; they are the result of risk factors. A more compelling (and accurate) question, and one that researchers from the University of Illinois sought to answer in their recent study, is: What motivates that lifestyle? We looked at 22 variables that had previously been identified as predictors of child obesity, and the three that emerged as strong predictors did so even as we took into account the influence of the other 19,” Brent McBride, an Illinois professor of human development and director of the universitys Child Development Laboratory, said in a statement. “Their strong showing gives us confidence that these are the most important risk factors to address. These factors were: 1) poor or inadequate sleep; 2) parents whose body mass index put them in an overweight or obese range; and 3) lack of parental restriction when it comes to the child’s diet.
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