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Obesity in children has tripled in the past 20 years.

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  • May 9, 2015
  • 1 min read

Obesity in children has tripled in the past 20 years. A staggering 50 percent of adolescents in some minority populations are overweight. There is an epidemic of type 2 (formerly "adult onset") diabetes.

Source: Kelly D. Brownell and David S. Ludwig, The Washington Post, Sunday, June 9, 2002, B07

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