️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Many parents are afflicted by 'weight-blindness', unable to recognize their child is overweight unless they are extremely obese, new research has found. Many parents are afflicted by 'weight-blindness', unable to recognize their child is overweight unless they are extremely obese, new research has found. The research discovered that just under a third (31 percent) of the parents underestimated where their child's body mass index (BMI) was on obesity scale.<unk> The research discovered that just under a third (31 percent) of the parents underestimated where their child's body mass index (BMI) was on obesity scale. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> According to official guidelines, children are classified as overweight at the 85th percentile and very overweight (or obese) at the 95th percentile.<unk> According to official guidelines, children are classified as overweight at the 85th percentile and very overweight (or obese) at the 95th percentile. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Because there are so many overweight and obese children around, the parents are in denial. Tam Fry, spokesperson for the National Obesity Forum and chair of the Child Growth Forum said: <unk>Because there are so many overweight and obese children around, the parents are in denial. 'They say <unk>my Jonny is no fatter than the child down the road<unk>. 'They say <unk>my Jonny is no fatter than the child down the road<unk>. Mi consejo sería que si alguno de los padres está preocupado por el peso de su hijo, debería llevar al niño al médico o al farmacéutico. Think of an excuse to go down. (Think of an excuse to go down.) <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> BMI is a very good measure, but it needs input from a health professional who can look at the child holistically and judge whether there is a problem or not. <unk>BMI is a very good measure, but it needs input from a health professional who can look at the child holistically and judge whether there is a problem or not. Parents won't be able to measure their child accurately as they won't have the correct measurements for height and for weight bathroom scales are notoriously inaccurate. They need to be properly... -They need to be properly...
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Less than 1% of parents overestimated their child's weight, the study found.<unk> Less than 1% of parents overestimated their child's weight, the study found.<unk> Less than 1% of parents overestimated their child's weight, the study found. Experts: Recognising child's weight helps parents perceive health threats.