A large majority of both groups believes that parents, above a wide variety of other groups, can have the greatest impact in reducing childhood obesity; majorities of U.S. adults (83%) and parents (85%) both say that parents have the greatest impact. However, many adults also feel that schools, government and the food industry have a role to play.
These are some of the results of an online survey of 2,503 U.S. adults, ages 18 and older, of whom 573 are parents or guardians of children age 12 or younger, conducted by Harris Interactive between August 6 and 8, 2007 for The Wall Street Journal Online's Health Industry Edition (www.wsj.com/health).