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Post by Forever Sunshine on Oct 11, 2017 8:10:12 GMT -5
The number of obese children and adolescents rose to 124 million in 2016 -- more than 10 times higher than the 11 million classified as obese 40 years ago, in 1975.
A further 213 million children and adolescents were overweight in 2016, finds a new study published Tuesday in the Lancet.
Looking at the broader picture, this equated to roughly 5.6% of girls and 7.8% of boys being obese last year.
www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/health/child-adolescent-obesity-global-increase/index.html
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