Childhood obesity: Are working mothers to blame?

While some think that childhood obesity is influenced by fathers, there are others who think it's actually the mothers that have the most impact on their kids' waistline. More specifically, it's thought that when mothers started to enter the workforce, it coincided with childhood obesity and the beginning of this epidemic we're facing. It's thought that this comes down to the simple fact that busy mothers have less time to devote to making meals and therefore resort to high-fat fast food.

I think blaming any one source for obesity is futile -- causes of weight gain are all around us, from the lack of activity in school to parents hesitation to let their kids play outside unattended to video games to child-targeted fast food marketing. And as a product of a household where both parents worked full-time, I can honestly say that not all working parents provide unhealthy meals, and if they're committed to forging healthy habits in their children, there are lots of options out there.