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It's yet another challenge for working moms. Could the amount of time you spend at work negatively affect your child's eating habits?
That's what a new study published in the Journal of Child Development has found.
Child obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. During that same time period, more moms were facing the challenge of balancing a career and raising a family.
Researches looked at the body mass index of about 900 children in 3rd, 5th and 6th grade and found that they gained approximately one pound for every six months their mother worked. One local expert says a mom who works doesn't necessarily have the time to prepare a healthy meal when they get home.
"A lot of times parents drive through the drive through on their way home and grab some fast food for their family to eat which again is processed, high fat high calorie meals which we know leads to obesity," said Jennifer Black, an RN, CBN at Mercy Medical Center.
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