Overweight children are a growing problem in Africa and Asia

Monday, January 25, 2016 - 20:10 in Health & Medicine

Driven by the growing availability of fatty, sugary foods and beverages in low- and middle-income countries, 41 million children age 5 and under are overweight or obese, a number expected to grow to more than 70 million children worldwide during the next decade, a new World Health Organization...

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