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Title: Battling Childhood Obesity; Health Care Workers on the Front Lines (Living)
Author : Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Release Date : January 24, 2011
Genre: Reference,Books,
Pages : * pages
Size : 56 KB

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Byline: Susan Shalhoub Though we as a society have more information on healthy eating and the benefits of exercise, childhood obesity is on the rise. TV programs like "Too Fat For Fifteen," a reality show about a residential weight-loss program for teens, have given weight struggles of young people even more exposure and brought the issue closer to the forefront. Adolescent obesity has increased dramatically over the past several decades. Thirty-four percent of those ages 12 to 19 are currently overweight or obese, according to a 2010 article based on a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.