Study Finds Nearly One In Five Four-Year-Olds Obese; Condition More Common Among Some Minorities, Especially American Indians

Nearly one in five U.S. four-year-olds — or more than 500,000 — are obese, and childhood obesity rates are “alarmingly higher” in certain minority populations, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. For the study, Sarah Anderson, an

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Filed under: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness on April 10th, 2009