Obesity battle among US children may have peaked
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 15:28
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (AP) -- The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle....
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