From: Health and Fitness: Childhood Obesity Prevention A
Over the past 10 years, the news on childhood obesity in the UK has
been depressing, with forecasts that, by 2050, as many as 90 per
cent of children could be overweight or obese, leading to an
increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. But at
last there's cause for optimism. The latest research shows that the
tide could finally be turning.
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