Rethinking Obesity Counseling: Having the French Fry Discussion
Table 2
Distribution of well-child checks at which respondents address obesity-related topics during childhood and adolescence expressed as the percentage providing affirmative responses to the question “At which well-child check(s) do you typically talk about the following? Mark all that apply.”
Newborn
2 months
4 months
6 months
12 months
18 months
2–5 years
6–11 years
12–18 years
None
Cereals
13%
20%
54%
57%
43%
25%
18%
14%
11%
2%
Juice
12%
17%
37%
62%
67%
50%
42%
31%
27%
6%
Non-juice sugar sweetened beverages
12%
10%
15%
33%
54%
44%
48%
46%
46%
6%
Fruits and vegetables
4%
7%
21%
58%
63%
51%
54%
51%
47%
2%
Sippy cups
2%
6%
15%
44%
74%
37%
17%
0%
0%
0%
Finger foods
0%
2%
11%
51%
67%
31%
13%
4%
5%
5%
Fast foods
0%
0%
4%
9%
27%
32%
68%
68%
59%
5%
Candy
0%
2%
9%
9%
34%
42%
62%
55%
43%
15%
Screen time (TV, video, video games, computer, texting)
0%
2%
4%
11%
25%
30%
71%
73%
66%
4%
Physical activity/exercise
0%
0%
0%
2%
21%
25%
68%
79%
70%
2%
Sleep
42%
39%
37%
35%
40%
39%
47%
47%
56%
5%
Having 3 meals/day (not skipping breakfast, lunch, or dinner)
