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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 28 > Childhood obesity study offers 'a glimmer of hope'

Childhood obesity study offers 'a glimmer of hope'

By Tara Parker-Pope / The Bulletin
May 28, 2008

Childhood obesity, which has been on the rise for more than two decades, appears to have hit a plateau, a potentially significant development in the battle against excessive weight gain.

But the finding, based on survey data gathered from 1999 to 2006 by the federal Centers for Disease Control....

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