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The Childhood Obesity Epidemic Starting Earlier

  • January 03, 2005

The American Heart Association released a startling figure late last week about childhood obesity's longer reach to the crib: According to 2002 stats, more than 10 PERCENT of America's children between ages 2-5 are overweight, increasing by at least one-third over the past decade. By the numbers, more than 9 million kids ages 6-19 (a majority between ages 12-19) were overweight or obese. If you want to get an "up close and personal" view of the childhood obesity epidemic, I strongly...