Fat American children: many causes, a lifetime of effects

Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 15:07 in Health & Medicine

Eating habits, physical activity, access to parks, ethnicity, poverty and TV watching all play a role in the epidemic, as do many other factors. The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese has been growing for decades, and now nearly one in three has a body mass index that's greater than normal. Although evidence suggests that obesity rates are leveling off...

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