Eliminating 64 calories per day on average would allow the US childhood obesity prevention goals to be met

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 10:31 in Health & Medicine

In order for the nation to achieve goals set by the federal government for reducing obesity rates by 2020, children in the United States would need to eliminate an average of 64 excess calories per day, researchers calculated in a new study. This reduction could be achieved by decreasing calorie intake, increasing physical activity, or both.

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