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7/21/2008

CDC Report Shows No Signs of Obesity Slowing

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7/20/2008

NYC Chain Restaurants Posting Calories on Menus

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7/19/2008

Gene Tags 'Fuel Obesity Epidemic'

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7/18/2008

Dessert Makers Bet on Sweet Taste of Success

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7/18/2008

Teenagers Abandon Exercise at Dramatic Rate

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7/18/2008

School Bans Packed Lunches to Fight Obesity

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Study Supports Reason for Concern in Childhood & Adolescent Obesity

Study findings presented at a joint meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research suggest that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health. The authors of the study found that obesity in children and adolescents negatively impacts their endothelial function, which has serious implications for heart disease.

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