Ek A, Vásquez-Barquero MY, Sandvik P, et al. - This is one of the first studies to look at the impact of parental depression on child weight status, eating behaviours, and parental feeding practices during childhood obesity treatment. A total of 128 obese children aged 4 to 6 years old and their parents were randomly assigned to either a parent support program or standard treatment. Children's heights and weights were measured at baseline and after 12 months. Mothers reported lower levels of depression after obesity treatment, but fathers did not. There were links discovered between baseline parental depression and children's food responsiveness, emotional overeating, and desire to drink. Parental depression had no effect on child weight status or parental feeding practices, but it was linked to obesity-related child eating behaviors.