
American parents with a young, growing family are prone to be overweight or even obese since they are less likely to exercise, states a new study.
59,000 interviews with Americans, aged 18 to 50, revealed that 28 percent of parents whose kids were aged from 0 to 4 - exercised for 30 minutes a day "no days per week" compared with about 25 percent of those with no children.
According to Live Science, 26.5 percent of parents having kids aged 5- to 18 years are most prone to obesity and 35.8 percent fell into the overweight category.
Researchers warn that apart from being a drain on health care costs, obesity could affect their children too - increasing their chances of obesity in adulthood.
Source: ANI
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