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Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest data

from The Associated Press

Nearly 1 in 5 US kids are obese, according to latest data The Associated Press Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to the latest national data. The news is disappointing, given that programs across the country have for years been trying to reduce childhood obesity, one expert said. "We really were expecting and hoping to see the trends decrease," said Dr. Tannaz Moin, a UCLA obesity researcher. Obesity — which means not merely overweight, but seriously overweight — is one of the nation's leading public health problems. READ MORE

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