Am I Overweight Quiz
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Children and weight problems
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In the U.S., at least one out of five kids is overweight. The number of overweight children continues to grow. Over the last two decades, this number has increased by more than 50 percent and the number of "extremely" overweight children has nearly doubled.
A doctor determines if children are overweight by measuring their height and weight. Although children have fewer weight-related health problems than...
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