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Researchers Have Uncovered Age When Many Inner City Children Are At Risk Of Becoming... |
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
Columbia researchers have uncovered a critical age when many inner city children become overweight or obese: between the ages of 1 and 3 years old.In a chart review of 1,713 children ages 1-5 years living in inner-city neighborhoods of New York City, they found that the risk of being overweight or obese significantly increased with each successive year of age, with the biggest increases in prevalence between the ages of 1 and 3 years. [click link for full article]
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