June 24/New York/Datamonitor -– A recent report from Datamonitor finds that childhood obesity in the U.S. is expected to grow through 2014. Among the issues fueling this trend are increasingly sedentary lifestyles, high consumption of "indulgent" foods, and parents’ struggle to maintain a healthy diet for their kids.
In the U.S., the 2008 National Poll on Children’s Health found that 30% of parents with overweight or obese children do not set limits on TV, video games or computer games for their offspring. Parents of overweight or obese children were also more likely to rate neighborhood safety and lack of opportunities for physical activity as top health concerns for kids.