The study surveyed over 14,000 parents over a 4-year period on their family's overall health and nutrition.

The majority of parents misperceive their child's weight category when the child is obese.

The greatest predictor for having an obese child was having a parent that misperceived their child's weight status.

The second greatest predictor for having an obese child was having at least one parent that was obese.

Children in the lower grade levels (K-3) were more likely to be obese.