Few parents recall doctor saying child overweight (AP)

This undated handout photo provided by UNC Health Care shows Dr. Eliana Perrin of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill holding a stoplight-colored growth chart that helps track when children are overweight for their height.  Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds — but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever saying there was a problem. (AP Photo/Tom Hughes, UNC Health Care)AP – Pediatricians are supposed to track if youngsters are putting on too many pounds — but a new study found less than a quarter of parents of overweight children recall the doctor ever saying there was a problem.