Ya think? We need a "study" for this? And "fruit" will fix it?----------Study raises question: Is obesity becoming new normal for kids?

Study raises question: Is obesity becoming new normal for kids? | MLive.com:
"GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A study that finds parents are becoming less likely to recognize their child is overweight should serve as a wake-up call – for parents and the community, a child psychologist says.
The rapid rise in childhood obesity rates may be making it more difficult for parents of obese or overweight children to accurately assess their condition, according to the report published Monday, Aug. 25, in the journal Pediatrics.
...“We just look around at people in our neighborhood and in our schools and we compare,” she said. “If a lot of the other kids are about the same size as my child, then (parents may think) ‘my child is probably just fine.’”
But that may not be the case, as obesity becomes more prevalent. Among children ages 6 to 11, only 7 percent were obese in 1980.
By 2012, that number rose to nearly 18 percent, according to research cited by the study.
.....A community-wide approach, she said, would include making sure fresh fruits and vegetables are readily available in all neighborhoods and providing parks and recreational activities are available to people at all income levels."