Parents’ physical measurements

A healthy weight is a key component of good general health. As mentioned above,

poor health, in terms of obesity in this instance, can compromise a parent’s ability to

care for their child. Further, there are strong associations between parental obesity

and the risk of their child being overweight or obese too (Lean, 2010). This may be

informed by the fact that the child’s diet and activity levels, key components of

weight management, are strongly influenced/dictated by their parents at this young

age.

Recommendations for Cohort 24 at 3 years:

•As at previous in-person waves of the study, having a trained interviewer take both parents’ height and weight measurements with validated equipment is preferred. If a valid height measurement was captured at Wave 1 for an individual, then just a current weight measurement should suffice at Wave 2.

Child diet