Parental unfitness is the number one predictor of weight problems in children. Physician failure to warn parents of the effects their unfitness has on their children has placed doctors at risk of liability for childhood overweight, obesity, associated conditions and illnesses.
CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) January 7 2004--In response to Michael Applebaum MDs Fit to Parent tm Program, 20% of the initial replies were from parents and attorneys wanting to sue physicians for the obesity and overweight suffered by children.
In letters sent to the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Society of Reproductive Medicine and the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Applebaum, a Chicago-based physician and attorney, fitness expert and author, informed them of his experience. Of the initial respondents, a full one-fifth were more interested in my law degree than my medical degree and fitness credentials. They felt betrayed by their OBs, Reproductive Medicine physicians and Family Practice docs who did not warn them of the effects their overweight could (and in some cases allegedly did) have on their children. In short, they wanted to sue. Apparently the message of parental obesity and overweight and their effects on children is not getting through. These people seem to think that it was never given. So did the attorneys who also made contact."
Studies prove that the number one predictor of childhood weight problems is parental unfitness. If one parent is unfit, a child has a 40% chance of developing weight problems and if both parents are unfit, a child has an 80-90% chance of developing weight problems. According to the CDC, a majority of adults of reproductive age are unfit, i.e., overweight or obese. This places the number of potential plaintiffs in the tens of millions.
To fight the overweight and obesity epidemics, Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM developed Fit to Parent tm. Fit to Parent tm is a unique lifestyle program for parents and parents-to-be that prepares them to raise healthy children even, in some cases, before the children are born. Fit to Parent tm is the first parental fitness program targeted at improving a childs health. According to Dr. Applebaum, Unlike any other initiative directed at saving children from the devastating effects of being overweight or obese, Fit to Parent tm enhances the home lives of parents-to-be and parents of children age 3 and younger. Fit to Parent tm teaches adults how to improve their lifestyles in preparation for raising healthy children and in doing so, improve their own health and relationships."
Fit to Parent tm is taught by Dr. Applebaum, in-person or as a distance-learning course. For more information on Fit to Parent tm and Dr. Applebaum, visit www.FitnessMed.com, www.FitToParent.com, or www.Dr.Applebaum.com or call (312) 337-0732.
About Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM
Dr. Applebaum is a practicing physician and an attorney. He has lectured internationally about his groundbreaking discoveries in womens and fetal ultrasound. He is the only medical doctor in the world to have earned all of the following fitness credentials: Certified Fitness Trainer, Master of Fitness Sciences, Certified Youth Fitness Trainer, Certified Endurance Fitness Trainer, Certified Specialist in Performance Nutrition and Certified Specialist in Fitness for Older Adults.
Media contact:
Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM
312.337.0732
www.FitnessMed.com
www.FitToParent.com
www.Dr.Applebaum.com
pr@DrApplebaum.com
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