Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study finds perceived unsafe neighborhood does not boost overweight children

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, October 4th, 2005

If mothers of preschoolers perceive their neighborhood as unsafe, their children tend to watch more television, but differ little in amounts of outdoor play or overweight, compared to peers in safer neighborhoods.

Drawing from a study of 3-year-olds in 20 U.S. cities, researchers reported these findings in the September 2005 issue of Pediatrics.

"This is the first study to examine, in a national sample, the relationship between parental perception of neighborhood safety and obesity, physical activity and television viewing in preschool children," said study leader Hillary Burdette, MD, a pediatrician at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,...

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Source: Pharma Law Weekly (2005-10-04)

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