Will Your Child Be an Overweight Adult?

"crowdsourcing" technique helps uncover new predictors of obesity

As demonstration of this idea, the new PLOS study shows that crowdsourcing can find new predictors of obesity. “Parents should make note of these predictors,” a release from the Cornell lab states. Drawing on the new crowdsourced insights, the lab’s expert list of what parents should aim for now reads: “from-scratch-meals, healthy eating conversations, plenty of sleep, outdoor exercise, and healthy friendships with peers.”