5-2-1-Almost None: Parents' Perceptions of Changing Health-Related Behaviors in Their Obese Child

Recent clinical pediatric practice guidelines reiterate the importance of key messages to prevent childhood overweight and obesity, including the consumption of at least five servings of fruits or vegetables each day, a limit to screen time (time spent watching TV, using a computer, and playing video games) of two hours or less per day, engagement in at least one hour of physical activity per day, and the consumption of no sugary beverages each day. The perceptions of primary caregivers of obese children of these key messages are less clear. We explored parents' (or caregivers') awareness of and confidence in adopting a variation of the expert committee's recommended (5-2-1-Almost None [AN]) behaviors.