Children who have a poor emotional relationship with their mother are more than twice as likely to become obese, research claims.
A study found toddlers who struggle with their mothers are at higher risk of being grossly overweight by the time they are 15.
Those who had the worst emotional
relationship were almost two-and-half times more likely to be obese at 15 than those with a strong bond.
Meanwhile, only 13 per cent who had close bonds in their formative years became obese.
US researchers studied nearly 1000 toddlers and their mothers at play then rated how strong the bond was between mother and child. The participants were then assessed for obesity at 15.
