Abstract
To evaluate the anthropometric measures of 623 children ages 2 to 5 who were enrolled in Ninos Sana Familia Sana in California Central Valley in association with parental perception of children's obesity status. We used BMI percentile to define overweight/obesity categories based on the 2000 CDC growth charts. 49% of children in this study were overweight/obese. About 60% of obese and 90% of overweight children were perceived normal-weight by their parents. There is a significant gap between parental perception and their children's actual weight status. Designing any intervention without increasing parental awareness and knowledge will result in mix practices.
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