Overweight Kids Experience More Loneliness, Anxiety
Friday, July 3, 2009 - 07:28
in Psychology & Sociology
As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. A new study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten.
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