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Child Obesity Rate Shows Worrisome Trend

In the United States the child obesity rate has become an issue that is very worrisome to parents, children, and medical care givers across the country Studies have shown a startling and worrisome climb in obesity rates for children over the last thirty ye
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Childhood obesity and health

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:32:33 -0700

Childhood obesity occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is burning issue in urban sector which causes serious health conditions that affects children and adolescents. Studies show that in Colombo, most children are overweight.


Link Between Obesity Rise And Disability Increase Among Elderly In Latin America And The Caribbean

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:39:02 -0700

Thanks to rising obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, elderly people there are becoming more likely to suffer from disabilities, according to a paper recently published by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The UTMB study drew on data from a Pan-American Health Organization and National Institute on Aging survey that ...


Obesity rise linked to disability increase among elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:26:10 -0700

According to a new study, rising obesity rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are making elderly people there more likely to suffer from disabilities.






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