December 2008. Volume 4. Number 4

Parents, compared with health care providers, tend to underestimate the weight of their children

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chaimovitz R, Issenman R, Moffat T, Persad R. Body perception: do parents, their children, and their children’s physicians perceive body image differently? J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008;47:76-80
Reviewers: Olivares Grohnert M1, Buñuel Álvarez JC2.
1Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile. Santiago. Región Metropolitana. Chile.
2Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
Correspondence: Manuel Olivares Grohnert. Email: molivare@inta.cl
Reception date: 26/10/2008
Acceptance date: 29/10/2008
Publication date: 01/12/2008

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: children tend to underestimate their weight. Parents and health professionals also have a tendency to underestimate the weight of the child.

Reviewers' comantary: this study provides limited evidence, due to its methodological limitations on the presence of an inadequate estimate of body self image of children (under-weight) and by their parents also. It is neccesary to develop validated scales of measurement that can confirm these results.

How to cite this article

Olivares Grohnert M, Buñuel Álvarez JC. Los padres, en comparación con los profesionales sanitarios, tienden a infraestimar el peso de sus hijos. EvidPediatr. 2008;4:76.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Chaimovitz R, Issenman R, Moffat T, Persad R. Body perception: do parents, their children, and their children’s physicians perceive body image differently? J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008;47:76-80
Reviewers: Olivares Grohnert M1, Buñuel Álvarez JC2.
1Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Universidad de Chile. Santiago. Región Metropolitana. Chile.
2Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
Correspondence: Manuel Olivares Grohnert. Email: molivare@inta.cl
Reception date: 26/10/2008
Acceptance date: 29/10/2008
Publication date: 01/12/2008

How to cite this article

Olivares Grohnert M, Buñuel Álvarez JC. Los padres, en comparación con los profesionales sanitarios, tienden a infraestimar el peso de sus hijos. EvidPediatr. 2008;4:76.

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