Attention, teenagers! If you’re overweight or obese, you’re putting your health at risk, according to a new study published in Pediatrics.
In this study, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reviewed data on 3,383 young people, ages 12-19, who had participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is a continuous database that analyzes Americans’ health and nutritional status. They found that 34 percent of children studied were...
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