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Fat bellies Obesity lands front and center You really don't want your dad's protruding belly, but more children than ever are developing fat around the middle. According to the Centers for Disease Control and the University of Rochester School of Medicine/New York, waistlines of America's increasingly obese children have expanded drastically since 1988. Analyzing statistics of children ages 2-19, researchers point out that this kind of obesity is a predictor of "cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes," as reported in November by the Washington Times. The study was first published in the journal Pediatrics and found that the prevalence of obesity is rising most quickly among the youngest set - ages 2-5. Researchers are hopeful that parents will identify obesity in the early stages and correct the diet of their children and develop a family fitness plan that works long term. |
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