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Mother and toddler relationship could lead to obesity

12/28/11

A recently released study showed that a mother's relationship with her toddler could have a negative effect on the child's weight later in life.

The study included 977 children and was based on how mothers interacted with their children when they were 15, 24 and 36 months old. The children were examined when they were 15 years old to check levels of obesity.

Researchers focused on attachment security and maternal sensitivity in the study and rated the quality of relationships between mother and child on a six-point scale, with a score of three or greater indicating a poor quality emotional relationship.

The worse the relationship was between the mother and toddler, the greater the chance of the child being obese by age 15. More than 24 percent of the children included in the study scored a three or higher, which reflected insecure attachment and a greater chance of being obese in adolescence.

Those who had a score of two accounted for 15.5 percent of those studied, while 12.1 percent reported a score of one and 13 percent received a score of zero.

With obesity leading to such conditions as diabetes and heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for both men and women, life insurance is a necessity for Americans who are conscious of their future health.

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