One in twelve parents do not realize their child is overweight or do not want to admit it. This is the result of a survey by Uitmetkinderen.nl among 500 parents of children up to 12 years. Only 6 percent of them (h)acknowledge overweight in their child (ren), while in practice as much as 14.5 percent of these children are overweight. That’s what new CBS figures showed last week. Pediatrician Sultan Duyar speaks of “an alarming trend.
Read the entire article on MedischDossier.nl here (Dutch): https://www.kekmama.nl/artikel/nieuws/obesitas-overgewicht-niet-herkennen-kind
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One in twelve parents do not realize their child is overweight or do not want to admit it. This is the result of a survey by Uitmetkinderen.nl among 500 parents of children up to 12 years. Only 6 percent of them (h)acknowledge overweight in their child (ren), while in practice as much as 14.5 percent of these children are overweight. That’s what new CBS figures showed last week. Pediatrician Sultan Duyar speaks of “an alarming trend.
Read the entire article on MedischDossier.nl here (Dutch): https://www.kekmama.nl/artikel/nieuws/obesitas-overgewicht-niet-herkennen-kind
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I am doctor Sultan Duyar, an experienced board-certified multilingual intercultural pediatrician and a lifestyle medicine doctor.
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As a pediatrician and a lifestyle medicine doctor, I will not only focus on your disease and treatment but, with my team, will take a 360-degree approach to health and focus on the root cause of the underlying disease.
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