Study Suggests Obesity Increasing Among US Children — VOA Learning English

Article · Language: English · Level: hard · Author: VOA Learning English · ≈ 3 min · 470 words

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A new study adds to evidence that obesity is becoming more common in young children in America.

The study appeared in the medical publication Pediatrics.

The findings are similar to other national data, which suggests around 2.5 percent of all preschool-aged children were severely obese during the same period.

One of the study’s writers, Heidi Blanck of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said “We were doing well and now we see this upward trend....We are dismayed at seeing these findings.”

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The study looked at children ages 2 to 4 who took part in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The program gives healthy…

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Mike Stobbe reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.

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