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Mom's Stress May Be Important Factor in Child's Weight
September 02, 2008
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Sept. 2 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:

Millions of low-income children in the United States are overweight or at risk of overweight. A new study, "Food Security, Maternal Stressors, and Overweight Among Low-Income US Children: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002)," shows that maternal stressors may increase the chances of a child being overweight, particularly in h . . .

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