U.S. Children Tip the Scales

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Gerald Pugliese

USA TODAY reports one third of U.S. children and teens are either overweight or on the brink of becoming so. About 25 million kids are tipping the scales in the wrong direction. Nancy Hellmich reports:

Public health officials warn the country could face an explosion in coming years of obesity-related health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Type 2 diabetes already is at an all-time high among children.
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