New national adolescent weight control registry will recognize successful teen weight loss efforts

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 - 13:49 in Health & Medicine

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 16 percent of children ages 6-19 years are overweight or obese - a number that has tripled since 1980.

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