Guest guest Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Obesity epidemic hits U.S. infants Last Updated Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:03:22 EDT CBC News Young children, especially infants, are now more likely to be overweight than two decades ago, according to a U.S. study. " The obesity epidemic has spared no age group, even our youngest children, " said Dr. Matthew Gillman, the senior author of the study and a professor at Harvard Medical School. Over 22 years in Massachusetts, the number of overweight infants increased by 74 per cent, the researchers reported Wednesday. The results are important for public health because studies show faster weight gain in the first few months after birth is associated with obesity later in life. " These results show that efforts to prevent obesity must start at the earliest stages of human development, even before birth, " Gillman said. If George Bush said that the Earth was flat, the headline would read, " Views Differ on Shape of the Earth " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 This is so true.. I have seen three year olds with a weight problem One little girl that lives in my neighborhood is having trouble walking. I wish I was kidding. , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > Obesity epidemic hits U.S. infants > Last Updated Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:03:22 EDT > CBC News > Young children, especially infants, are now more likely to be > overweight than two decades ago, according to a U.S. study. > > " The obesity epidemic has spared no age group, even our youngest > children, " said Dr. Matthew Gillman, the senior author of the study Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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