Only children may be more at risk for obesity than those with siblings, a new study says.
One reason for the finding could be differences in the meal planning and organization required of mothers with multiple children, according to study lead author Chelsea Kracht, a researcher at Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
"With multiple children you're scheduling a little bit more of your meals. So we're going to have more at-home meals. We're probably going to have less fast food," Kracht said in an interview for the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, CNN reported. The study does"raise an interesting point that we need to better understand," said Dr. Natalie Muth, chair, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Obesity. She was not involved in the study.overweight"Why is that? While this study doesn't provide the answer to that question, it is helpful in building the body of research that eventually will provide clearer answers," she said.
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