Green neighbourhoods may reduce childhood obesity

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 07:28 in Health & Medicine

Childhood obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes, asthma, hypertension, sleep apnea and emotional distress. Obese children and youth are likely to be obese as adults, experience more cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and stroke and incur higher healthcare costs...

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