Childhood Obesity And Daycare - Health News - redOrbit

Childhood Obesity And Daycare - Health News - redOrbit: “We found that children whose primary care arrangement between 1.5 and 4 years was in daycare-center or with an extended family member were around 50 percent more likely to be overweight or obese between the ages of 4-10 years compared to those cared for at home by their parents,” said lead author Marie-Claude Geoffroy, a researcher affiliated with the University of Montreal at the time of the study.