Childhood obesity rate continues to rise

Some 17.4 percent of American children are obese today, compared to 14.6 percent at the start of the century, says the Los Angeles Times, citing a study published in the journal Obesity. “Among children from infancy through age 18, rates of obesity have increased steadily from 1999 to 2014, and the numbers of children with… » Read More

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